The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maine is $46,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,140.
Pay spans roughly $38,710 at the 10th percentile to $64,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.32 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Maine.
| Median (annual) | $46,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,140 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.32 |
| 10th percentile | $38,710 |
| 90th percentile | $64,870 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.