The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $40,620 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,960.
Pay spans roughly $35,310 at the 10th percentile to $55,280 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.53 per hour. An estimated 740 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
| Median (annual) | $40,620 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.53 |
| 10th percentile | $35,310 |
| 90th percentile | $55,280 |
| Employment | 740 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.