The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $43,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,080.
Pay spans roughly $34,930 at the 10th percentile to $60,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.78 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
| Median (annual) | $43,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,080 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.78 |
| 10th percentile | $34,930 |
| 90th percentile | $60,920 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.