The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $40,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,800.
Pay spans roughly $36,100 at the 10th percentile to $61,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.51 per hour. An estimated 360 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $40,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.51 |
| 10th percentile | $36,100 |
| 90th percentile | $61,340 |
| Employment | 360 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.