The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Missouri is $48,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,700.
Pay spans roughly $29,720 at the 10th percentile to $65,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.12 per hour. An estimated 710 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Missouri.
| Median (annual) | $48,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,700 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.12 |
| 10th percentile | $29,720 |
| 90th percentile | $65,610 |
| Employment | 710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.