The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $41,070 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,320.
Pay spans roughly $35,840 at the 10th percentile to $50,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.74 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
| Median (annual) | $41,070 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.74 |
| 10th percentile | $35,840 |
| 90th percentile | $50,740 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.