The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $39,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,610.
Pay spans roughly $33,920 at the 10th percentile to $48,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.77 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $39,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,610 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.77 |
| 10th percentile | $33,920 |
| 90th percentile | $48,330 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.