The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York is $45,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,940.
Pay spans roughly $35,830 at the 10th percentile to $66,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.07 per hour. An estimated 2,320 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York.
| Median (annual) | $45,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.07 |
| 10th percentile | $35,830 |
| 90th percentile | $66,210 |
| Employment | 2,320 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.