The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $46,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,410.
Pay spans roughly $35,570 at the 10th percentile to $62,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.37 per hour. An estimated 640 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $46,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.37 |
| 10th percentile | $35,570 |
| 90th percentile | $62,550 |
| Employment | 640 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.