The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania is $45,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,530.
Pay spans roughly $35,880 at the 10th percentile to $61,960 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.90 per hour. An estimated 4,280 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania.
| Median (annual) | $45,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.90 |
| 10th percentile | $35,880 |
| 90th percentile | $61,960 |
| Employment | 4,280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.