The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $48,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,430.
Pay spans roughly $39,830 at the 10th percentile to $65,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.44 per hour. An estimated 570 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $48,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.44 |
| 10th percentile | $39,830 |
| 90th percentile | $65,610 |
| Employment | 570 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.