The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana is $44,610 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,020.
Pay spans roughly $35,440 at the 10th percentile to $61,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.45 per hour. An estimated 4,590 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indiana.
| Median (annual) | $44,610 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.45 |
| 10th percentile | $35,440 |
| 90th percentile | $61,870 |
| Employment | 4,590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.