The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $50,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,040.
Pay spans roughly $39,970 at the 10th percentile to $76,010 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.41 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $50,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.41 |
| 10th percentile | $39,970 |
| 90th percentile | $76,010 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.