Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · SOC 51-9021
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 120 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duluth, MN-WI | $84,310 | 60 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $66,800 | 70 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Corpus Christi, TX | $66,540 | 40 | 0.2 |
| 4 | Sandusky, OH | $65,240 | 30 | 0.6 |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $64,670 | 340 | 2.4 |
| 6 | Chambersburg, PA | $64,190 | Not published | Not published |
| 7 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $63,970 | 50 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $63,800 | 150 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Omaha, NE-IA | $61,950 | 130 | 0.3 |
| 10 | Ogden, UT | $61,860 | 40 | 0.2 |
| 11 | Medford, OR | $61,830 | 30 | 0.4 |
| 12 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,930 | Not published | Not published |
| 13 | Decatur, AL | $59,920 | 30 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,880 | 230 | 0.1 |
| 15 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,320 | 60 | 0.1 |
| 16 | Evansville, IN | $59,290 | 100 | 0.7 |
| 17 | Salem, OR | $59,290 | 70 | 0.4 |
| 18 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $59,160 | 40 | 0.1 |
| 19 | Rochester, NY | $59,130 | 100 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Reno, NV | $58,820 | 170 | 0.6 |
| 21 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $58,670 | 70 | 0.9 |
| 22 | Boise City, ID | $58,420 | 140 | 0.4 |
| 23 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $58,140 | 50 | 0.2 |
| 24 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $57,690 | 240 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,210 | 60 | 0.2 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.