The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Reading, PA is $51,380 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,630.
Pay spans roughly $38,010 at the 10th percentile to $65,970 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.70 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $51,380 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.70 |
| 10th percentile | $38,010 |
| 90th percentile | $65,970 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.