The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $36,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,880.
Pay spans roughly $27,340 at the 10th percentile to $51,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.60 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
| Median (annual) | $36,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.60 |
| 10th percentile | $27,340 |
| 90th percentile | $51,570 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.