The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Yakima, WA is $42,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,300.
Pay spans roughly $38,550 at the 10th percentile to $48,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.23 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Yakima, WA.
| Median (annual) | $42,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.23 |
| 10th percentile | $38,550 |
| 90th percentile | $48,320 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.