United States
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$48,970
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in the United States earn a median of $48,970 a year, about $23.54 an hour.
Median
$48,970
per year
Hourly
$23.54
as published
Mean
$51,790
pulled up by top earners
Workers
5,730
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $50,060 | +2% |
| Washington | State | $72,390 | +48% |
| Oregon | State | $59,850 | +22% |
| Texas | State | $38,190 | -22% |
| Michigan | State | $46,020 | -6% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $42,680 | -13% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $50,060 | +2% |
| Ohio | State | $56,470 | +15% |
| Alabama | State | $40,440 | -17% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $91,850 | +88% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $61,360 | +25% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $50,350 | +3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $48,080 | -2% |
| North Carolina | State | $44,230 | -10% |
| New York | State | $43,260 | -12% |
| Arkansas | State | $38,650 | -21% |
| Georgia | State | $57,740 | +18% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Metro | $42,100 | -14% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $34,840 | -29% |
| Virginia | State | $34,310 | -30% |
| South Carolina | State | $50,030 | +2% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $43,200 | -12% |
| Florida | State | $38,870 | -21% |
| Maine | State | $48,840 | -0% |
| Indiana | State | $45,830 | -6% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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