The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $36,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,650.
Pay spans roughly $33,440 at the 10th percentile to $57,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.66 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
| Median (annual) | $36,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.66 |
| 10th percentile | $33,440 |
| 90th percentile | $57,920 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.