The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $39,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,650.
Pay spans roughly $31,720 at the 10th percentile to $61,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.18 per hour. An estimated 560 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
| Median (annual) | $39,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.18 |
| 10th percentile | $31,720 |
| 90th percentile | $61,610 |
| Employment | 560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.