The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan is $41,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,580.
Pay spans roughly $35,110 at the 10th percentile to $58,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.00 per hour. An estimated 4,670 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Michigan.
| Median (annual) | $41,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.00 |
| 10th percentile | $35,110 |
| 90th percentile | $58,510 |
| Employment | 4,670 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.