The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME is $48,190 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,350.
Pay spans roughly $40,240 at the 10th percentile to $64,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.17 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $48,190 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.17 |
| 10th percentile | $40,240 |
| 90th percentile | $64,870 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.