The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $43,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,300.
Pay spans roughly $35,960 at the 10th percentile to $58,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.93 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
| Median (annual) | $43,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.93 |
| 10th percentile | $35,960 |
| 90th percentile | $58,020 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.