The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $45,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,950.
Pay spans roughly $35,360 at the 10th percentile to $63,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.76 per hour. An estimated 1,590 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
| Median (annual) | $45,250 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.76 |
| 10th percentile | $35,360 |
| 90th percentile | $63,610 |
| Employment | 1,590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.