The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Longview-Kelso, WA is $51,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,910.
Pay spans roughly $40,630 at the 10th percentile to $64,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.94 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Longview-Kelso, WA.
| Median (annual) | $51,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,910 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.94 |
| 10th percentile | $40,630 |
| 90th percentile | $64,770 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.