The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $51,360 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,220.
Pay spans roughly $34,070 at the 10th percentile to $60,830 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.69 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
| Median (annual) | $51,360 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,220 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.69 |
| 10th percentile | $34,070 |
| 90th percentile | $60,830 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.