The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oklahoma is $39,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,230.
Pay spans roughly $30,290 at the 10th percentile to $52,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.08 per hour. An estimated 720 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oklahoma.
| Median (annual) | $39,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.08 |
| 10th percentile | $30,290 |
| 90th percentile | $52,550 |
| Employment | 720 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.