The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts is $48,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,630.
Pay spans roughly $40,320 at the 10th percentile to $76,160 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.41 per hour. An estimated 2,330 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Massachusetts.
| Median (annual) | $48,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.41 |
| 10th percentile | $40,320 |
| 90th percentile | $76,160 |
| Employment | 2,330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.