Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Missouri

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$46,270

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$50,700

Employed in state

1.2K

The median annual salary for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri is $46,270, or about $22 an hour. That is 1% lower than the national median.

Pay in Missouri ranges from $37,140 at the 10th percentile to $64,030 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.2K people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Missouri

10th$37,140

25th$40,010

Median$46,270

75th$59,440

90th$64,030

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.25
Daily: $178
Weekly: $890
Bi-weekly: $1,780
Monthly: $3,856
Annual: $46,270

$46,270 a year is around the 50th percentile for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Missouri. The median is $46,270.

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Missouri
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.90	$37,140
25th percentile	$19.20	$40,010
Median	$22.20	$46,270
75th percentile	$28.60	$59,440
90th percentile	$30.80	$64,030
Average (mean)	$24.40	$50,700
Employment	1,210 people

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Missouri

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
St. Louis, MO-IL	$46,230	740
Springfield, MO	$46,170	180
Kansas City, MO-KS	$44,860	300

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