The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $38,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,560.
Pay spans roughly $36,410 at the 10th percentile to $58,440 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.74 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
| Median (annual) | $38,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.74 |
| 10th percentile | $36,410 |
| 90th percentile | $58,440 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.