The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maryland is $40,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,340.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $55,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.39 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Maryland.
| Median (annual) | $40,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.39 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $55,610 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.