The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $55,410 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,350.
Pay spans roughly $31,000 at the 10th percentile to $68,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.64 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
| Median (annual) | $55,410 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.64 |
| 10th percentile | $31,000 |
| 90th percentile | $68,500 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.