The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is $47,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,800.
Pay spans roughly $37,240 at the 10th percentile to $74,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.68 per hour. An estimated 240 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.
| Median (annual) | $47,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.68 |
| 10th percentile | $37,240 |
| 90th percentile | $74,190 |
| Employment | 240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.