The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in State College, PA is $45,830 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,310.
Pay spans roughly $35,690 at the 10th percentile to $49,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.03 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in State College, PA.
| Median (annual) | $45,830 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.03 |
| 10th percentile | $35,690 |
| 90th percentile | $49,450 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.