SOC 51-9022 · Production Occupations

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand wages by metro

National median annual wage

$42,660

10th percentile: $33,480
25th percentile: $37,450
Median: $42,660
75th percentile: $49,980
90th percentile: $60,810
Mean: $45,020

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 10,510.

That median is 16.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	130	$40,620	$65,540	$71,960
St. Louis, MO-IL	70	$46,170	$58,950	$63,770
Madison, WI	60	$37,450	$56,160	$56,400
Kansas City, MO-KS	60	$44,850	$53,620	$75,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	60	$41,700	$52,890	$58,630
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	90	$38,680	$51,770	$70,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	100	$39,940	$51,680	$62,390
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	140	$34,780	$51,630	$63,930
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	60	$40,750	$51,310	$66,330
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	450	$40,110	$51,000	$82,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	120	$38,990	$48,980	$60,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	110	$46,380	$48,670	$63,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	80	$35,560	$48,220	$58,190
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	70	$35,740	$47,840	$58,390
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Not available	$39,690	$47,690	$57,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	280	$36,740	$46,960	$60,490
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	100	$37,710	$46,550	$66,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	90	$32,720	$46,300	$60,810
Columbia, SC	40	$30,560	$45,710	$55,480
Port St. Lucie, FL	40	$38,860	$45,360	$49,380

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	880	$36,050	$44,660	$65,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	490	$38,270	$38,280	$60,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	450	$40,110	$51,000	$82,110
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	280	$36,740	$46,960	$60,490
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	210	$26,760	$38,920	$44,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	200	$29,540	$40,250	$51,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	190	$36,850	$42,860	$56,960
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	150	$29,320	$37,470	$49,790
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	140	$34,780	$51,630	$63,930
Cleveland, OH	130	$33,760	$40,630	$50,060
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	130	$34,890	$40,110	$49,470
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	130	$40,620	$65,540	$71,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	120	$38,990	$48,980	$60,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	110	$46,380	$48,670	$63,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	110	$35,600	$36,680	$42,090
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	110	$31,730	$35,180	$45,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	110	$41,750	$43,250	$64,510
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	100	$37,710	$46,550	$66,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	100	$37,310	$44,940	$55,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	100	$32,860	$39,410	$49,450

States and territories

State estimates for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Vermont	50	$50,000	$56,850	$73,900
Minnesota	120	$39,450	$51,930	$63,340
Rhode Island	130	$34,790	$51,630	$65,020
Montana	Not available	$44,060	$50,460	$50,700
Virginia	330	$32,860	$48,830	$71,960
Connecticut	230	$40,270	$48,670	$63,450
Kansas	100	$32,650	$48,410	$68,640
Maryland	Not available	$37,630	$48,390	$56,190
New Hampshire	40	$42,950	$47,920	$62,230
New Jersey	300	$35,380	$47,840	$61,900
Wisconsin	290	$35,740	$47,790	$57,400
Delaware	40	$31,200	$47,780	$56,830
Missouri	180	$44,760	$47,360	$63,360
Washington	90	$36,470	$47,290	$66,330
Iowa	Not available	$39,300	$47,280	$50,600
New York	440	$38,220	$47,240	$82,160
South Carolina	260	$33,100	$45,710	$60,270
Nevada	90	$38,100	$45,310	$65,200
California	1,850	$36,050	$44,450	$64,710
Michigan	650	$34,820	$44,430	$60,490
Massachusetts	170	$37,580	$42,700	$63,140
Oregon	160	$38,030	$42,380	$64,540
Georgia	220	$31,060	$40,660	$63,560
Colorado	70	$36,540	$40,600	$57,250
Pennsylvania	140	$31,680	$40,510	$54,000
Ohio	490	$31,720	$40,310	$58,260
Mississippi	30	$31,150	$40,280	$44,560
West Virginia	Not available	$39,140	$39,870	$53,290
Florida	510	$31,730	$39,480	$49,380
Arkansas	140	$34,640	$38,960	$53,920
Indiana	620	$34,590	$38,810	$51,540
Oklahoma	160	$32,380	$38,340	$48,080
Arizona	560	$38,270	$38,280	$60,190
Texas	840	$28,430	$38,170	$49,370
North Carolina	330	$31,200	$37,600	$58,260
Illinois	60	$33,280	$36,590	$38,160
Alabama	150	$26,420	$35,620	$50,280
Tennessee	80	$27,040	$33,830	$41,740
Louisiana	90	$27,650	$33,160	$40,160
New Mexico	120	$26,460	$28,640	$40,940

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand is $42,660. Employment is 10,510.

How does Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand is 16.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is highest on this page's list at $65,540.