The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Montana is $38,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,390.
Pay spans roughly $31,180 at the 10th percentile to $53,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.31 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montana.
| Median (annual) | $38,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.31 |
| 10th percentile | $31,180 |
| 90th percentile | $53,760 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.