The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $60,830 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,970.
Pay spans roughly $41,450 at the 10th percentile to $76,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.24 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $60,830 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.24 |
| 10th percentile | $41,450 |
| 90th percentile | $76,220 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.