The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Delaware is $32,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $37,250.
Pay spans roughly $31,800 at the 10th percentile to $51,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $15.57 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Delaware.
| Median (annual) | $32,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $37,250 |
| Median (hourly) | $15.57 |
| 10th percentile | $31,800 |
| 90th percentile | $51,240 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.