The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wichita, KS is $38,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,590.
Pay spans roughly $31,860 at the 10th percentile to $67,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.69 per hour. An estimated 320 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita, KS.
| Median (annual) | $38,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.69 |
| 10th percentile | $31,860 |
| 90th percentile | $67,240 |
| Employment | 320 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.