The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $45,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,730.
Pay spans roughly $35,440 at the 10th percentile to $56,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.68 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.68 |
| 10th percentile | $35,440 |
| 90th percentile | $56,200 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.