The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Reno, NV is $40,960 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,050.
Pay spans roughly $33,910 at the 10th percentile to $52,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.69 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reno, NV.
| Median (annual) | $40,960 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.69 |
| 10th percentile | $33,910 |
| 90th percentile | $52,070 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.