The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Spartanburg, SC is $53,350 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,390.
Pay spans roughly $42,000 at the 10th percentile to $62,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.65 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Spartanburg, SC.
| Median (annual) | $53,350 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.65 |
| 10th percentile | $42,000 |
| 90th percentile | $62,700 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.