The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $46,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,300.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $50,720 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.48 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $46,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.48 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $50,720 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.