The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is $41,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,710.
Pay spans roughly $34,310 at the 10th percentile to $57,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.95 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
| Median (annual) | $41,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.95 |
| 10th percentile | $34,310 |
| 90th percentile | $57,070 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.