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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary

The BLS estimates 171,200 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $46,330 (May 2025, SOC 51-4031). Across 193 metros with published figures, medians range from $35,410 in El Paso, TX to $78,600 in Flint, MI.

CUTTING, PUNCHING, AND PRESS MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$35,760P25$38,870MEDIAN$46,330P75$55,410P90$65,510
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Flint, MI$78,600 · 380 jobs
  2. Rome, GA$63,740 · 200 jobs
  3. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$62,250 · 560 jobs
  4. Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$61,610 · 1,690 jobs
  5. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$60,230 · 3,100 jobs
  6. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$60,080 · 730 jobs
  7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$58,580 · 410 jobs
  8. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$58,240 · 640 jobs
  9. Lincoln, NE$57,780 · 270 jobs
  10. Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$57,560 · 650 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,460 · 11,650 jobs
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,770 · 6,320 jobs
  3. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,710 · 4,490 jobs
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,950 · 4,440 jobs
  5. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$42,050 · 4,270 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,420 · 3,810 jobs
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,640 · 3,490 jobs
  8. Cleveland, OH$46,300 · 3,220 jobs
  9. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$60,230 · 3,100 jobs
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,310 · 2,840 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Birmingham, AL · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Kansas City, MO-KS · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) · Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Pittsburgh, PA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area · St. Louis, MO-IL · West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area

Questions

What is the median Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in the U.S.?

$46,330 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $38,870–$55,410.

Where do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Flint, MI ($78,600), Rome, GA ($63,740), Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ($62,250). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.