The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $50,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,150.
Pay spans roughly $37,680 at the 10th percentile to $68,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.18 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
| Median (annual) | $50,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.18 |
| 10th percentile | $37,680 |
| 90th percentile | $68,330 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.