The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $45,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,650.
Pay spans roughly $38,700 at the 10th percentile to $59,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.72 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
| Median (annual) | $45,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.72 |
| 10th percentile | $38,700 |
| 90th percentile | $59,450 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.