The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in St. Cloud, MN is $55,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,950.
Pay spans roughly $38,260 at the 10th percentile to $61,590 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.72 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Cloud, MN.
| Median (annual) | $55,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.72 |
| 10th percentile | $38,260 |
| 90th percentile | $61,590 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.