The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $45,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,190.
Pay spans roughly $34,720 at the 10th percentile to $59,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.00 per hour. An estimated 1,210 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $45,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.00 |
| 10th percentile | $34,720 |
| 90th percentile | $59,930 |
| Employment | 1,210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.