The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $43,740 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,100.
Pay spans roughly $32,790 at the 10th percentile to $57,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.03 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
| Median (annual) | $43,740 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,100 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.03 |
| 10th percentile | $32,790 |
| 90th percentile | $57,250 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.