The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $38,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,810.
Pay spans roughly $36,640 at the 10th percentile to $48,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.51 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
| Median (annual) | $38,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.51 |
| 10th percentile | $36,640 |
| 90th percentile | $48,180 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.