Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Pennsylvania
$47,840avg. a year
$23.00 an hour · 3,830 employed
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania earn an average of $47,840 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $48,170. The best-paying metro area is Reading, PA at $50,530.
$47,650Median pay
$23.00Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
#22Of 48 states
Top-paying Pennsylvania metro areas
Average pay for grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 9.
1350 jobs
Reading, PA
$50,530
$24.29 an hour
2680 jobs
Pittsburgh, PA
$49,690
$23.89 an hour
3710 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$48,650
$23.39 an hour
4320 jobs
Erie, PA
$47,150
$22.67 an hour
5190 jobs
Lancaster, PA
$46,290
$22.25 an hour
6460 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$45,990
$22.11 an hour
770 jobs
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
$45,110
$21.69 an hour
8210 jobs
York-Hanover, PA
$44,960
$21.62 an hour
990 jobs
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$41,490
$19.95 an hour
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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Pennsylvania, charted
Pay over time
Pennsylvania, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Pennsylvania grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Pennsylvania vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $48,170 | $23.16 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,840 | $23.00 |
| New York | $52,640 | $25.31 |
| West Virginia | $48,900 | $23.51 |
| Ohio | $47,070 | $22.63 |
| New Jersey | $45,940 | $22.09 |
| Maryland | $43,890 | $21.10 |
Related jobs in Pennsylvania
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,300
- Machinists$57,080
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,670
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,760
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,770
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,770
Average pay, Pennsylvania, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Pennsylvania?
The average is $47,840 a year, and the median is $47,650. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $48,170.
What is the hourly wage in Pennsylvania?
$23.00 an hour on average; the median is $22.91.
Where in Pennsylvania do they earn the most?
Reading, PA ($50,530), followed by Pittsburgh, PA ($49,690). The lowest average among 9 metro areas with data is Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ($41,490).
How does Pennsylvania rank?
Pennsylvania ranks #22 of 48 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-4033. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.