The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $48,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,290.
Pay spans roughly $35,350 at the 10th percentile to $63,040 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.21 per hour. An estimated 700 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT.
| Median (annual) | $48,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.21 |
| 10th percentile | $35,350 |
| 90th percentile | $63,040 |
| Employment | 700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.