The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $45,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,740.
Pay spans roughly $35,420 at the 10th percentile to $63,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.99 per hour. An estimated 3,930 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,740 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.99 |
| 10th percentile | $35,420 |
| 90th percentile | $63,470 |
| Employment | 3,930 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.