The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bend, OR is $49,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,250.
Pay spans roughly $43,930 at the 10th percentile to $63,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.92 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bend, OR.
| Median (annual) | $49,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,250 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.92 |
| 10th percentile | $43,930 |
| 90th percentile | $63,190 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.