The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dubuque, IA is $47,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,860.
Pay spans roughly $38,090 at the 10th percentile to $48,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.66 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dubuque, IA.
| Median (annual) | $47,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,860 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.66 |
| 10th percentile | $38,090 |
| 90th percentile | $48,310 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.