Occupation / job
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
$46,550
Median annual pay. Half earn less than this.
$22.37
Hourly at a standard 2,080-hour year. We do not yet have unpaid-time or cost data for this, so this is not an adjusted figure.
$39,390–54,290
The middle half. A quarter earn below this range.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, 2025 · view