The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $45,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,620.
Pay spans roughly $33,960 at the 10th percentile to $55,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.75 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC.
| Median (annual) | $45,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.75 |
| 10th percentile | $33,960 |
| 90th percentile | $55,640 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.