The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Dakota is $40,190 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,940.
Pay spans roughly $30,710 at the 10th percentile to $51,540 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.32 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $40,190 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.32 |
| 10th percentile | $30,710 |
| 90th percentile | $51,540 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.