The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utah is $42,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,350.
Pay spans roughly $33,830 at the 10th percentile to $56,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.64 per hour. An estimated 490 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Utah.
| Median (annual) | $42,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.64 |
| 10th percentile | $33,830 |
| 90th percentile | $56,330 |
| Employment | 490 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.