The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rhode Island is $40,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,960.
Pay spans roughly $32,790 at the 10th percentile to $65,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.52 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rhode Island.
| Median (annual) | $40,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.52 |
| 10th percentile | $32,790 |
| 90th percentile | $65,360 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.