Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $46,330 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $78,600 | +69.7% | 380 | 2025 |
| Rome, GA | metropolitan | $63,740 | +37.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $62,250 | +34.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $60,230 | +30.0% | 3,100 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $60,080 | +29.7% | 730 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $59,380 | +28.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $59,300 | +28.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $58,580 | +26.4% | 410 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $58,240 | +25.7% | 640 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $57,850 | +24.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $57,780 | +24.7% | 270 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $57,290 | +23.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $57,110 | +23.3% | 800 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $56,410 | +21.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $55,630 | +20.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $54,920 | +18.5% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $54,770 | +18.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $54,760 | +18.2% | 610 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $53,680 | +15.9% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $53,680 | +15.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $53,600 | +15.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $53,560 | +15.6% | 610 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $52,850 | +14.1% | 330 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $52,840 | +14.1% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $52,830 | +14.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $52,780 | +13.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $52,710 | +13.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $52,630 | +13.6% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $52,630 | +13.6% | 750 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $52,360 | +13.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $51,980 | +12.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $51,820 | +11.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $51,780 | +11.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $51,630 | +11.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $51,610 | +11.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $51,590 | +11.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $51,160 | +10.4% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $51,160 | +10.4% | 690 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $51,130 | +10.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $51,080 | +10.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $50,980 | +10.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $50,920 | +9.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $50,820 | +9.7% | 270 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $50,790 | +9.6% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $50,770 | +9.6% | 6,320 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $50,610 | +9.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $50,510 | +9.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $50,460 | +8.9% | 11,650 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $50,330 | +8.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $49,770 | +7.4% | 6,130 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $49,740 | +7.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $49,690 | +7.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $49,610 | +7.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $49,610 | +7.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $49,600 | +7.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $49,600 | +7.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $49,570 | +7.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $49,540 | +6.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $49,520 | +6.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $49,430 | +6.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $49,430 | +6.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $49,270 | +6.3% | 7,960 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $49,270 | +6.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $49,210 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $49,040 | +5.8% | 580 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $49,010 | +5.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $49,000 | +5.8% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $49,000 | +5.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $48,990 | +5.7% | 8,060 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $48,920 | +5.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $48,780 | +5.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $48,760 | +5.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $48,710 | +5.1% | 4,490 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $48,700 | +5.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,690 | +5.1% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $48,650 | +5.0% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $48,640 | +5.0% | 3,490 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $48,600 | +4.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $48,600 | +4.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $48,520 | +4.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $48,510 | +4.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $48,490 | +4.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $48,450 | +4.6% | 7,710 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $48,400 | +4.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $48,390 | +4.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $48,370 | +4.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $48,310 | +4.3% | 3,240 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $48,300 | +4.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $48,240 | +4.1% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $48,200 | +4.0% | 450 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $48,170 | +4.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | metropolitan | $48,130 | +3.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $48,110 | +3.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $48,100 | +3.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $48,100 | +3.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $48,080 | +3.8% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $48,030 | +3.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $48,000 | +3.6% | 680 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $47,890 | +3.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $47,880 | +3.3% | 260 | 2025 |