The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is $43,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,100.
Pay spans roughly $34,030 at the 10th percentile to $82,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.02 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
| Median (annual) | $43,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,100 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.02 |
| 10th percentile | $34,030 |
| 90th percentile | $82,350 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.