The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $39,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,640.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $54,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.01 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $39,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.01 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $54,650 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.