Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · SOC 51-9022
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in the Massachusetts
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Massachusetts
Figures describe the state of Massachusetts as a whole.
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand in the Massachusetts earned a median of $42,700 per year ($20.53 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,580 at the 10th percentile to $63,140 at the 90th. BLS estimates 170 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand in the Massachusetts earn more than $42,700 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,700 and $48,280.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,580 | $37,700 | $42,700 | $48,280 | $63,140 |
| Hourly | $18.07 | $18.13 | $20.53 | $23.21 | $30.36 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Massachusetts$42,700 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $37,700 to $48,280
- United Statesnational$42,660 median for United States; middle half earns $37,450 to $49,980
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for grinding and polishing workers, hand, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Massachusettsthis page$42,700 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $37,700 to $48,280
- $46,550 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $39,520 to $54,090
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.