The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in West Virginia is $37,490 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,500.
Pay spans roughly $28,570 at the 10th percentile to $57,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.02 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $37,490 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.02 |
| 10th percentile | $28,570 |
| 90th percentile | $57,220 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.