The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arkansas is $39,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,750.
Pay spans roughly $32,150 at the 10th percentile to $55,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.96 per hour. An estimated 530 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arkansas.
| Median (annual) | $39,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.96 |
| 10th percentile | $32,150 |
| 90th percentile | $55,410 |
| Employment | 530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.