The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $50,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,350.
Pay spans roughly $34,870 at the 10th percentile to $70,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.08 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.
| Median (annual) | $50,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.08 |
| 10th percentile | $34,870 |
| 90th percentile | $70,840 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.