The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is $48,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,020.
Pay spans roughly $38,080 at the 10th percentile to $60,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.11 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
| Median (annual) | $48,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.11 |
| 10th percentile | $38,080 |
| 90th percentile | $60,850 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.