The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boulder, CO is $47,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,000.
Pay spans roughly $42,050 at the 10th percentile to $78,230 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.61 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $47,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.61 |
| 10th percentile | $42,050 |
| 90th percentile | $78,230 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.