The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tyler, TX is $50,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,090.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $51,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.29 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tyler, TX.
| Median (annual) | $50,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.29 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $51,250 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.