The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wausau, WI is $39,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,380.
Pay spans roughly $39,320 at the 10th percentile to $57,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.91 per hour. An estimated 180 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, WI.
| Median (annual) | $39,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.91 |
| 10th percentile | $39,320 |
| 90th percentile | $57,740 |
| Employment | 180 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.