The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is $36,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,150.
Pay spans roughly $36,560 at the 10th percentile to $43,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.58 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV.
| Median (annual) | $36,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.58 |
| 10th percentile | $36,560 |
| 90th percentile | $43,250 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.