The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $51,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,520.
Pay spans roughly $38,190 at the 10th percentile to $78,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.53 per hour. An estimated 670 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $51,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.53 |
| 10th percentile | $38,190 |
| 90th percentile | $78,920 |
| Employment | 670 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.