The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey is $38,190 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,800.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $51,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.36 per hour. An estimated 930 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $38,190 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.36 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $51,680 |
| Employment | 930 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.