The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Worcester, MA is $46,350 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,120.
Pay spans roughly $39,390 at the 10th percentile to $57,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.29 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Worcester, MA.
| Median (annual) | $46,350 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.29 |
| 10th percentile | $39,390 |
| 90th percentile | $57,270 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.