The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,320.
Pay spans roughly $31,630 at the 10th percentile to $56,900 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.46 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem, NC.
| Median (annual) | $46,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.46 |
| 10th percentile | $31,630 |
| 90th percentile | $56,900 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.