The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $48,160 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,520.
Pay spans roughly $38,120 at the 10th percentile to $61,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.15 per hour. An estimated 1,010 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $48,160 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.15 |
| 10th percentile | $38,120 |
| 90th percentile | $61,320 |
| Employment | 1,010 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.