The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $49,590 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,960.
Pay spans roughly $39,350 at the 10th percentile to $67,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.84 per hour. An estimated 1,030 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $49,590 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.84 |
| 10th percentile | $39,350 |
| 90th percentile | $67,640 |
| Employment | 1,030 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.