The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, CA is $49,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,240.
Pay spans roughly $34,900 at the 10th percentile to $71,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.76 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
| Median (annual) | $49,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,240 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.76 |
| 10th percentile | $34,900 |
| 90th percentile | $71,350 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.