The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $48,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,570.
Pay spans roughly $40,180 at the 10th percentile to $62,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.37 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $48,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.37 |
| 10th percentile | $40,180 |
| 90th percentile | $62,500 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.