The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $38,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,380.
Pay spans roughly $32,640 at the 10th percentile to $52,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.46 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
| Median (annual) | $38,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.46 |
| 10th percentile | $32,640 |
| 90th percentile | $52,150 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.