The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waco, TX is $44,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,830.
Pay spans roughly $30,040 at the 10th percentile to $49,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.34 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waco, TX.
| Median (annual) | $44,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,830 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.34 |
| 10th percentile | $30,040 |
| 90th percentile | $49,630 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.