The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $46,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,090.
Pay spans roughly $39,450 at the 10th percentile to $62,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.38 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
| Median (annual) | $46,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.38 |
| 10th percentile | $39,450 |
| 90th percentile | $62,070 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.