SOC 51-9021 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Sacramento, CA

The average salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sacramento, California is $49,420 a year ($23.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,260: half of the 160 people in this job in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,380).

$49,420average per year

$23.76 / hourMedian $46,260Take-home ≈ $40,731

  • $39K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#7 of 13California metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,450 or more. The middle half of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sacramento earn between $42,090 and $53,000.

  • $39K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,420$4,118$23.76
Median$46,260$3,855$22.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,090$3,508$20.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,000$4,417$25.48

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Sacramento vs. California and the U.S.

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sacramento earn about the same as the California average ($49,770) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($51,380). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $48,540.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sacramento$49,420$46,260$38,520$61,450160
California$49,770$45,870$37,340$72,5802,370
United States$51,380$48,540$36,520$69,24026,000

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $49,420, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $40,731 a year, or $3,394 a month and $1,567 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Sacramento a good place for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sacramento area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.7), so the average $49,420 buys what about $46,330 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 11.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 7th of 13 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($59,030).

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Duluth, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($80,680).

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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Sacramento: questions

How much do crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Sacramento?

$23.76 an hour on average, and $22.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Sacramento?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Sacramento?

About $40,731 a year ($3,394 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,420. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Sacramento than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,380).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9021; area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (40900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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