The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Connecticut is $47,480 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,180.
Pay spans roughly $34,330 at the 10th percentile to $63,010 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.83 per hour. An estimated 1,520 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Connecticut.
| Median (annual) | $47,480 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,180 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.83 |
| 10th percentile | $34,330 |
| 90th percentile | $63,010 |
| Employment | 1,520 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.