The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is $37,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,570.
Pay spans roughly $31,610 at the 10th percentile to $48,040 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.21 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.
| Median (annual) | $37,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.21 |
| 10th percentile | $31,610 |
| 90th percentile | $48,040 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.