The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is $42,570 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,560.
Pay spans roughly $36,790 at the 10th percentile to $53,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.47 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
| Median (annual) | $42,570 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.47 |
| 10th percentile | $36,790 |
| 90th percentile | $53,350 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.