The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Jackson, TN is $42,260 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,530.
Pay spans roughly $27,900 at the 10th percentile to $49,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.32 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, TN.
| Median (annual) | $42,260 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.32 |
| 10th percentile | $27,900 |
| 90th percentile | $49,460 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.