Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · SOC 51-9022
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in the St. Louis Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025St. Louis, MO-IL metro area
Figures describe the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not St. Louis city limits.
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area earned a median of $58,950 per year ($28.34 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,170 at the 10th percentile to $63,770 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand in the St. Louis metro area earn more than $58,950 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,360 and $63,360.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,170 | $47,360 | $58,950 | $63,360 | $63,770 |
| Hourly | $22.20 | $22.77 | $28.34 | $30.46 | $30.66 |
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
- St. Louis metro areathis metro area$58,950 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $47,360 to $63,360
- Missouristate (MO)$47,360 median for Missouri; middle half earns $46,480 to $58,950
- 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 +24% vs Missouri overall and +38% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The St. Louis metro area has the 2nd-highest published median for this occupation among the 52 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Missouri
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.
- St. Louis metro areathis page$58,950 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $47,360 to $63,360
- $53,620 median for Kansas City metro area; middle half earns $48,490 to $60,060
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for grinding and polishing workers, hands · Highest-paying occupations in St. Louis Metro
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.