The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $39,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,840.
Pay spans roughly $35,620 at the 10th percentile to $63,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.07 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
| Median (annual) | $39,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.07 |
| 10th percentile | $35,620 |
| 90th percentile | $63,500 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.