Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $56,570 a year.

$56,570 / year, mean
↑ 10.1% above national average 75th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a solid premium over the national average for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
60
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.9%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Rochester $63,720 Chambersburg $61,800 Lafayette $60,620 Medford $59,810 San Francisco $59,030 Corpus Christi $58,740 Harrisburg $58,380 Salem $57,450 Portland $57,290 Kalamazoo $57,270 Seattle $56,790 Allentown $56,570 Reading $56,150 Indianapolis $55,950 Scranton $55,200 Albany $54,700 Evansville $54,610 Syracuse $54,560 San Jose $54,550 New York $54,460 Buffalo $54,350 Bakersfield $53,710 Chicago $53,500 Jacksonville $52,980 Lancaster $52,480 Fort Wayne $52,400 Oxnard $52,180 Pittsburgh $52,020 Philadelphia $51,470 Tampa $51,270 Terre Haute $51,240 Miami $51,140 Louisville $50,360 Detroit $50,190 Modesto $49,870 Eugene $49,660 Stockton $49,540 Sacramento $49,420 Riverside $49,390 Dallas $48,870 Spokane $48,430 Virginia Beach $47,810 Napa $47,590 San Diego $47,370 Los Angeles $47,100 Fresno $46,240 Austin $45,890 Baltimore $45,810 Grand Rapids $44,990 Orlando $44,970 Houston $44,720 Richmond $44,660 Elkhart $44,160 Merced $41,080
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Albany, New York$54,700-3.3%
Austin, Texas$45,890-18.9%
Bakersfield, California$53,710-5.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$45,810-19.0%
Buffalo, New York$54,350-3.9%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$61,800+9.2%
Chicago, Illinois$53,500-5.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$58,740+3.8%
Dallas, Texas$48,870-13.6%
Detroit, Michigan$50,190-11.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$44,160-21.9%
Eugene, Oregon$49,660-12.2%
Evansville, Indiana$54,610-3.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$52,400-7.4%
Fresno, California$46,240-18.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$44,990-20.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$58,380+3.2%
Houston, Texas$44,720-20.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$55,950-1.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,980-6.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$57,270+1.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$60,620+7.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$52,480-7.2%
Los Angeles, California$47,100-16.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,360-11.0%
Medford, Oregon$59,810+5.7%
Merced, California$41,080-27.4%
Miami, Florida$51,140-9.6%
Modesto, California$49,870-11.8%
Napa, California$47,590-15.9%
New York, New York$54,460-3.7%
Orlando, Florida$44,970-20.5%
Oxnard, California$52,180-7.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$51,470-9.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$52,020-8.0%
Portland, Oregon$57,290+1.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$56,150-0.7%
Richmond, Virginia$44,660-21.1%
Riverside, California$49,390-12.7%
Rochester, New York$63,720+12.6%
Sacramento, California$49,420-12.6%
Salem, Oregon$57,450+1.6%
San Diego, California$47,370-16.3%
San Francisco, California$59,030+4.3%
San Jose, California$54,550-3.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$55,200-2.4%
Seattle, Washington$56,790+0.4%
Spokane, Washington$48,430-14.4%
Stockton, California$49,540-12.4%
Syracuse, New York$54,560-3.6%
Tampa, Florida$51,270-9.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$51,240-9.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$47,810-15.5%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
56,570/yr
Estimated take-home
45,897/yr
Est. total withheld
18.9%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9021 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764