Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in the US
A grinding and polishing workers, hand earns a national median of $42,660 a year (mean $45,020) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #696 of 825.
How much does a grinding and polishing workers, hand earn in the US?
A grinding and polishing workers, hand in the United States earns a median of $42,660 a year (mean $45,020), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 10,510 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-9022), ranked #696 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$42,660
per year
Mean
$45,020
per year
Employment
10,510
US workers
National rank
#696
of 825 by median
What a grinding and polishing workers, hand earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a grinding and polishing workers, hand (SOC 51-9022) earns a median annual wage of $42,660 and a mean (average) of $45,020. The median is the midpoint — half of grinding and polishing workers, hand earn more and half earn less — and is 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a grinding and polishing workers, hand in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for grinding and polishing workers, hand is $42,660, and the mean (average) is $45,020. The median is the midpoint — half of grinding and polishing workers, hand earn more and half earn less.
- How does grinding and polishing workers, hand pay compare to the US average?
- At $42,660, a grinding and polishing workers, hand earns 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many grinding and polishing workers, hand are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 10,510 grinding and polishing workers, hand employed nationally (SOC 51-9022), across all industries.
- Where does this grinding and polishing workers, hand salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-9022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-9022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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