The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Hampshire is $44,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,270.
Pay spans roughly $36,560 at the 10th percentile to $59,710 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.38 per hour. An estimated 590 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Hampshire.
| Median (annual) | $44,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.38 |
| 10th percentile | $36,560 |
| 90th percentile | $59,710 |
| Employment | 590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.