The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nebraska is $46,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,900.
Pay spans roughly $35,910 at the 10th percentile to $60,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.47 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nebraska.
| Median (annual) | $46,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,900 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.47 |
| 10th percentile | $35,910 |
| 90th percentile | $60,270 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.