The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Asheville, NC is $53,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,480.
Pay spans roughly $35,690 at the 10th percentile to $58,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.57 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Asheville, NC.
| Median (annual) | $53,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.57 |
| 10th percentile | $35,690 |
| 90th percentile | $58,560 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.