The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $44,070 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,350.
Pay spans roughly $38,360 at the 10th percentile to $60,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.19 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
| Median (annual) | $44,070 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.19 |
| 10th percentile | $38,360 |
| 90th percentile | $60,260 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.