The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $48,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,270.
Pay spans roughly $39,840 at the 10th percentile to $64,060 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.39 per hour. An estimated 720 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $48,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.39 |
| 10th percentile | $39,840 |
| 90th percentile | $64,060 |
| Employment | 720 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.