The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rochester, NY is $40,430 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,460.
Pay spans roughly $34,510 at the 10th percentile to $51,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.44 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, NY.
| Median (annual) | $40,430 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,460 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.44 |
| 10th percentile | $34,510 |
| 90th percentile | $51,190 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.