The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Anniston-Oxford, AL is $37,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,810.
Pay spans roughly $33,360 at the 10th percentile to $48,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.21 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Anniston-Oxford, AL.
| Median (annual) | $37,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.21 |
| 10th percentile | $33,360 |
| 90th percentile | $48,180 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.