Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
48,540 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-9021
Half of all crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States earn more than 48,540 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay584of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.49×40,430 USD – 60,040 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 40,430 USD |
| Median | 48,540 USD |
| Mean | 51,380 USD |
| Upper quartile | 60,040 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-9021 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Motorcycle Mechanics 48,580 USD
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 48,570 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 48,560 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 48,520 USD
- Billing and Posting Clerks 48,500 USD
- Models 48,470 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov