The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Colorado is $45,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,730.
Pay spans roughly $38,120 at the 10th percentile to $60,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.86 per hour. An estimated 720 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Colorado.
| Median (annual) | $45,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.86 |
| 10th percentile | $38,120 |
| 90th percentile | $60,680 |
| Employment | 720 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.