The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME is $57,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,040.
Pay spans roughly $39,520 at the 10th percentile to $82,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.56 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $57,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.56 |
| 10th percentile | $39,520 |
| 90th percentile | $82,420 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.