The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $48,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $57,420.
Pay spans roughly $40,870 at the 10th percentile to $89,980 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.21 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $48,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $57,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.21 |
| 10th percentile | $40,870 |
| 90th percentile | $89,980 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.