The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Springfield, MA is $51,670 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,690.
Pay spans roughly $40,360 at the 10th percentile to $77,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.84 per hour. An estimated 360 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield, MA.
| Median (annual) | $51,670 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.84 |
| 10th percentile | $40,360 |
| 90th percentile | $77,200 |
| Employment | 360 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.