The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $45,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,510.
Pay spans roughly $39,800 at the 10th percentile to $56,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.86 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $45,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.86 |
| 10th percentile | $39,800 |
| 90th percentile | $56,350 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.