The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $40,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,440.
Pay spans roughly $34,640 at the 10th percentile to $61,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.59 per hour. An estimated 520 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
| Median (annual) | $40,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.59 |
| 10th percentile | $34,640 |
| 90th percentile | $61,100 |
| Employment | 520 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.