The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $38,960 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,790.
Pay spans roughly $32,640 at the 10th percentile to $63,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.73 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT.
| Median (annual) | $38,960 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,790 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.73 |
| 10th percentile | $32,640 |
| 90th percentile | $63,390 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.