The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas is $40,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,850.
Pay spans roughly $32,010 at the 10th percentile to $53,060 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.47 per hour. An estimated 810 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas.
| Median (annual) | $40,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,850 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.47 |
| 10th percentile | $32,010 |
| 90th percentile | $53,060 |
| Employment | 810 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.