The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $64,510 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $63,580.
Pay spans roughly $43,310 at the 10th percentile to $95,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.01 per hour. An estimated 180 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $64,510 |
| Mean (annual) | $63,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.01 |
| 10th percentile | $43,310 |
| 90th percentile | $95,180 |
| Employment | 180 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.