The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $52,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,110.
Pay spans roughly $36,520 at the 10th percentile to $59,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.41 per hour. An estimated 740 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
| Median (annual) | $52,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,110 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.41 |
| 10th percentile | $36,520 |
| 90th percentile | $59,340 |
| Employment | 740 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.