The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $41,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,260.
Pay spans roughly $34,150 at the 10th percentile to $47,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.98 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
| Median (annual) | $41,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.98 |
| 10th percentile | $34,150 |
| 90th percentile | $47,650 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.