The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $26,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $25,210.
Pay spans roughly $20,300 at the 10th percentile to $28,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $12.61 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR.
| Median (annual) | $26,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $25,210 |
| Median (hourly) | $12.61 |
| 10th percentile | $20,300 |
| 90th percentile | $28,840 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.