The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Flint, MI is $37,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,190.
Pay spans roughly $28,270 at the 10th percentile to $49,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.08 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Flint, MI.
| Median (annual) | $37,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.08 |
| 10th percentile | $28,270 |
| 90th percentile | $49,380 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.