The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas is $39,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,560.
Pay spans roughly $28,270 at the 10th percentile to $52,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.75 per hour. An estimated 3,050 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas.
| Median (annual) | $39,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.75 |
| 10th percentile | $28,270 |
| 90th percentile | $52,430 |
| Employment | 3,050 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.