The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois is $45,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,140.
Pay spans roughly $36,740 at the 10th percentile to $60,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.10 per hour. An estimated 5,100 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois.
| Median (annual) | $45,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,140 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.10 |
| 10th percentile | $36,740 |
| 90th percentile | $60,420 |
| Employment | 5,100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.