The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $55,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $57,960.
Pay spans roughly $40,440 at the 10th percentile to $72,990 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.58 per hour. An estimated 920 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $55,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $57,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.58 |
| 10th percentile | $40,440 |
| 90th percentile | $72,990 |
| Employment | 920 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.