The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Albany, OR is $49,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,340.
Pay spans roughly $40,340 at the 10th percentile to $60,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.65 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany, OR.
| Median (annual) | $49,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.65 |
| 10th percentile | $40,340 |
| 90th percentile | $60,550 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.