The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $45,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,040.
Pay spans roughly $36,130 at the 10th percentile to $57,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.00 per hour. An estimated 490 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
| Median (annual) | $45,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.00 |
| 10th percentile | $36,130 |
| 90th percentile | $57,880 |
| Employment | 490 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.