The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arizona is $44,120 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,150.
Pay spans roughly $36,050 at the 10th percentile to $66,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.21 per hour. An estimated 820 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arizona.
| Median (annual) | $44,120 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.21 |
| 10th percentile | $36,050 |
| 90th percentile | $66,200 |
| Employment | 820 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.