The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Manchester-Nashua, NH is $42,430 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,580.
Pay spans roughly $36,330 at the 10th percentile to $65,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.40 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Manchester-Nashua, NH.
| Median (annual) | $42,430 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.40 |
| 10th percentile | $36,330 |
| 90th percentile | $65,850 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.