Pay by state · 40 states
Grinding and Polishing Worker, Hand Salary by State (2026)
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand earn the most in Vermont at $56,850 a year and the least in New Mexico at $28,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,660. All 40 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $56,850Vermont
- National median
- $42,660BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,640New Mexico
- States reporting
- 40of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Grinding and Polishing Worker, Hand salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of grinding and polishing workers, hand OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VTVermont | $56,850 | $50,700 | $59,570 | 50 | $58,035 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $51,930 | $44,750 | $59,010 | 120 | $52,656 |
| 3 | RIRhode Island | $51,630 | $48,530 | $51,630 | 130 | $50,479 |
| 4 | MTMontana | $50,460 | $47,700 | $50,700 | N/A | $53,315 |
| 5 | VAVirginia | $48,830 | $37,750 | $65,540 | 330 | $48,297 |
| 6 | CTConnecticut | $48,670 | $47,680 | $58,480 | 230 | $46,974 |
| 7 | KSKansas | $48,410 | $42,960 | $55,420 | 100 | $53,748 |
| 8 | MDMaryland | $48,390 | $47,940 | $55,480 | N/A | $46,104 |
| 9 | NHNew Hampshire | $47,920 | $44,260 | $51,750 | 40 | $46,004 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $47,840 | $40,110 | $57,890 | 300 | $43,969 |
| 11 | WIWisconsin | $47,790 | $37,450 | $55,960 | 290 | $50,789 |
| 12 | DEDelaware | $47,780 | $32,720 | $47,780 | 40 | $47,872 |
| 13 | MOMissouri | $47,360 | $46,480 | $58,950 | 180 | $52,149 |
| 14 | WAWashington | $47,290 | $40,750 | $53,680 | 90 | $44,191 |
| 15 | IAIowa | $47,280 | $44,060 | $49,180 | N/A | $53,873 |
| 16 | NYNew York | $47,240 | $40,410 | $61,210 | 440 | $43,773 |
| 17 | SCSouth Carolina | $45,710 | $38,160 | $51,750 | 260 | $48,758 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $45,310 | $39,990 | $59,450 | 90 | $45,320 |
| 19 | CACalifornia | $44,450 | $38,520 | $51,020 | 1,850 | $40,146 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $44,430 | $37,240 | $52,810 | 650 | $46,177 |
| 21 | MAMassachusetts | $42,700 | $37,700 | $48,280 | 170 | $40,376 |
| 22 | OROregon | $42,380 | $41,600 | $48,110 | 160 | $41,002 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $40,660 | $34,020 | $52,790 | 220 | $42,225 |
| 24 | COColorado | $40,600 | $37,810 | $49,450 | 70 | $39,398 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $40,510 | $37,550 | $46,290 | 140 | $41,518 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $40,310 | $35,980 | $48,070 | 490 | $43,450 |
| 27 | MSMississippi | $40,280 | $34,320 | $42,070 | 30 | $46,324 |
| 28 | WVWest Virginia | $39,870 | $39,140 | $52,180 | N/A | $44,549 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $39,480 | $35,380 | $46,540 | 510 | $38,177 |
| 30 | ARArkansas | $38,960 | $37,490 | $44,320 | 140 | $44,814 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $38,810 | $35,480 | $45,670 | 620 | $41,584 |
| 32 | OKOklahoma | $38,340 | $35,900 | $45,230 | 160 | $43,646 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $38,280 | $38,270 | $46,520 | 560 | $38,023 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $38,170 | $33,860 | $40,920 | 840 | $39,327 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $37,600 | $35,600 | $43,580 | 330 | $39,862 |
| 36 | ILIllinois | $36,590 | $35,940 | $38,160 | 60 | $36,605 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $35,620 | $29,030 | $38,720 | 150 | $40,102 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $33,830 | $30,720 | $38,150 | 80 | $36,824 |
| 39 | LALouisiana | $33,160 | $31,310 | $34,680 | 90 | $37,593 |
| 40 | NMNew Mexico | $28,640 | $27,060 | $36,350 | 120 | $31,059 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, that changes the ranking: Vermont leads on raw pay at $56,850, while Vermont leads once prices are taken into account at $58,035.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Grinding and Polishing Worker, Hand pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand the most?
Vermont reports the highest median wage for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand at $56,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($51,930) and Rhode Island ($51,630).
Which state pays Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand the least?
New Mexico reports the lowest median for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand at $28,640 a year, $28,210 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Vermont first at $58,035 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $56,850. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.