The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $58,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,660.
Pay spans roughly $48,310 at the 10th percentile to $78,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.96 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $58,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.96 |
| 10th percentile | $48,310 |
| 90th percentile | $78,620 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.