The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $66,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $59,810.
Pay spans roughly $40,680 at the 10th percentile to $68,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $32.04 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $66,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $59,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $32.04 |
| 10th percentile | $40,680 |
| 90th percentile | $68,490 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.