The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Mexico is $36,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,350.
Pay spans roughly $31,180 at the 10th percentile to $51,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.69 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Mexico.
| Median (annual) | $36,800 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.69 |
| 10th percentile | $31,180 |
| 90th percentile | $51,270 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.