The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utica-Rome, NY is $50,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,000.
Pay spans roughly $35,630 at the 10th percentile to $75,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.18 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Utica-Rome, NY.
| Median (annual) | $50,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.18 |
| 10th percentile | $35,630 |
| 90th percentile | $75,320 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.