The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is $42,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,770.
Pay spans roughly $30,890 at the 10th percentile to $44,810 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.21 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA.
| Median (annual) | $42,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,770 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.21 |
| 10th percentile | $30,890 |
| 90th percentile | $44,810 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.