The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $40,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,510.
Pay spans roughly $33,850 at the 10th percentile to $59,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.29 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
| Median (annual) | $40,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.29 |
| 10th percentile | $33,850 |
| 90th percentile | $59,850 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.