The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is $50,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,050.
Pay spans roughly $38,180 at the 10th percentile to $57,940 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.20 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA.
| Median (annual) | $50,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.20 |
| 10th percentile | $38,180 |
| 90th percentile | $57,940 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.