The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Evansville, IN is $40,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,340.
Pay spans roughly $35,970 at the 10th percentile to $45,720 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.62 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville, IN.
| Median (annual) | $40,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.62 |
| 10th percentile | $35,970 |
| 90th percentile | $45,720 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.