The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $38,260 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,530.
Pay spans roughly $33,270 at the 10th percentile to $45,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.39 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
| Median (annual) | $38,260 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.39 |
| 10th percentile | $33,270 |
| 90th percentile | $45,930 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.