How much do Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $46,870 and the 90th percentile is $59,660. The difference is $12,790, which is 27.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,870 to the 75th at $58,630, covers $11,760.

The mean annual wage is $50,190, which sits above the median of $46,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $48,540 for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,179, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.5% lower than the Nebraska median of $58,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $51,179 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Lincoln, NE ranks 6th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $61,950 and employment of 130. That median is 32.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,402, against $51,179 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $58,670 and employment of 70. That median is 25.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,863, against $51,179 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 129 miles away, with a median of $50,640 and employment of 60. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,623, against $51,179 here.