The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee is $45,380 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,040.
Pay spans roughly $34,470 at the 10th percentile to $53,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.82 per hour. An estimated 920 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee.
| Median (annual) | $45,380 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.82 |
| 10th percentile | $34,470 |
| 90th percentile | $53,350 |
| Employment | 920 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.