The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Appleton, WI is $47,940 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,030.
Pay spans roughly $37,460 at the 10th percentile to $60,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.05 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Appleton, WI.
| Median (annual) | $47,940 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,030 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.05 |
| 10th percentile | $37,460 |
| 90th percentile | $60,000 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.