The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $38,960 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,970.
Pay spans roughly $34,570 at the 10th percentile to $61,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.73 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $38,960 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.73 |
| 10th percentile | $34,570 |
| 90th percentile | $61,420 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.