The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $45,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,250.
Pay spans roughly $40,610 at the 10th percentile to $51,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.01 per hour. An estimated 250 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT.
| Median (annual) | $45,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,250 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.01 |
| 10th percentile | $40,610 |
| 90th percentile | $51,770 |
| Employment | 250 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.