The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $49,160 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,260.
Pay spans roughly $41,310 at the 10th percentile to $60,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.64 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Burlington-South Burlington, VT.
| Median (annual) | $49,160 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.64 |
| 10th percentile | $41,310 |
| 90th percentile | $60,340 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.