The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Youngstown-Warren, OH is $44,810 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,190.
Pay spans roughly $31,480 at the 10th percentile to $54,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.55 per hour. An estimated 240 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Youngstown-Warren, OH.
| Median (annual) | $44,810 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.55 |
| 10th percentile | $31,480 |
| 90th percentile | $54,420 |
| Employment | 240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.