The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rockford, IL is $39,050 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,880.
Pay spans roughly $34,560 at the 10th percentile to $57,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.77 per hour. An estimated 460 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, IL.
| Median (annual) | $39,050 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.77 |
| 10th percentile | $34,560 |
| 90th percentile | $57,380 |
| Employment | 460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.