The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $49,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,950.
Pay spans roughly $40,310 at the 10th percentile to $65,140 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.93 per hour. An estimated 410 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $49,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.93 |
| 10th percentile | $40,310 |
| 90th percentile | $65,140 |
| Employment | 410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.