Highest-paying Cities for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying cities for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $92,070, Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming is the highest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming (average annual salary $84,050). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$92,070	$75,580	30
2	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$84,050	$37,130	40
3	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$78,290	$54,350	40
4	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$77,890	$58,950	130
5	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$73,170	$30,460	70
6	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$70,700	$61,520	90
7	Farmington, New Mexico	$66,770	$23,740	50
8	Duluth, Wisconsin	$64,590	$34,490	200
9	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$63,710	$37,440	70
10	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$63,530	$61,450	500
11	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$62,090	$43,530	130
12	Wausau, Wisconsin	$60,600	$35,850	70
13	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$60,380	$36,580	40
14	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$60,130	$41,040	40
15	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$59,820	$43,680	70
16	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$58,320	$36,850	110
17	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$57,980	$36,000	110
18	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$57,820	$40,660	230
19	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$56,850	$52,030	n/a
20	St George, Utah	$55,970	$36,080	30
21	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$55,700	$48,740	n/a
22	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$55,220	$31,280	60
23	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$55,180	$40,270	40
24	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$54,940	$40,730	100
25	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$54,780	$30,360	160
26	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$54,770	$43,540	90
27	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$54,290	$28,320	30
28	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$54,080	$24,960	80
29	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$53,960	$42,000	40
30	Battle Creek, Michigan	$52,590	$22,000	40
31	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$52,430	$35,960	40
32	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$52,160	$39,380	50
33	Worcester, Massachusetts	$52,130	$39,520	70
34	Salt Lake City, Utah	$52,060	$31,730	160
35	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$52,040	$40,060	160
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$51,710	$36,240	290
37	Sioux City, South Dakota	$51,540	$38,740	70
38	Salem, Oregon	$51,500	$37,700	50
39	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$51,170	$35,730	140
40	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$50,790	$37,310	40
41	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$50,750	$28,470	130
42	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,530	$36,920	210
43	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$50,350	$35,830	70
44	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$50,340	$37,490	90
45	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$50,300	$21,950	40
46	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$50,200	$37,020	130
47	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$50,050	$36,320	40
48	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$49,970	$37,650	130
49	Reading, Pennsylvania	$49,930	$36,380	170
50	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$49,910	$37,850	30
51	Medford, Oregon	$49,870	$35,570	30
52	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$49,840	$33,460	90
53	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$49,510	$36,130	90
54	Lafayette, Louisiana	$49,480	$34,510	90
55	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$49,410	$33,800	100
56	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,400	$34,150	100
57	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$49,240	$34,650	40
58	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$49,100	$36,610	180
59	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$48,850	$41,150	40
60	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$48,790	$36,760	80
61	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$48,280	$32,810	480
62	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$48,230	$37,920	40
63	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$48,140	$29,620	140
64	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$47,980	$38,480	70
65	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,980	$31,260	40
66	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$47,850	$33,990	70
67	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$47,850	$27,860	100
68	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$47,670	$30,520	30
69	Madison, Wisconsin	$47,580	$37,370	40
70	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$47,560	$37,580	160
71	Beckley, West Virginia	$47,500	$47,480	40
72	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,440	$37,550	50
73	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,430	$37,610	40
74	Anniston-Oxford, Alabama	$47,420	$22,690	40
75	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$47,340	$33,050	40
76	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$47,310	$34,430	70
77	Lincoln, Nebraska	$47,240	$28,920	70
78	St Cloud, Minnesota	$47,160	$40,140	80
79	Rochester, Minnesota	$47,160	$30,070	50
80	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$47,140	$32,690	160
81	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$47,140	$30,550	50
82	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$47,130	$34,040	170
83	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,870	$34,160	360
84	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$46,820	$31,710	40
85	Bellingham, Washington	$46,800	$30,290	40
86	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$46,710	$32,520	40
87	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,710	$37,820	30
88	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$46,600	$37,120	40
89	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$46,590	$39,510	40
90	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,580	$34,950	30
91	Columbus, Georgia	$46,560	$38,080	130
92	Provo-Orem, Utah	$46,540	$29,960	30
93	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$46,500	$32,460	30
94	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$46,490	$34,190	100
95	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$46,450	$33,600	40
96	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$46,390	$36,080	40
97	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$46,300	$28,830	40
98	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$46,250	$23,940	50
99	Bend, Oregon	$46,250	$34,960	40
100	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$46,240	$36,920	110

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