The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $38,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,960.
Pay spans roughly $31,030 at the 10th percentile to $53,910 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.29 per hour. An estimated 740 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $38,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.29 |
| 10th percentile | $31,030 |
| 90th percentile | $53,910 |
| Employment | 740 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.