The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky is $41,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,370.
Pay spans roughly $34,480 at the 10th percentile to $55,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.93 per hour. An estimated 660 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kentucky.
| Median (annual) | $41,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,370 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.93 |
| 10th percentile | $34,480 |
| 90th percentile | $55,490 |
| Employment | 660 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.