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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Median base pay · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$47,330
≈ $22.75/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 360 jobs
Middle 50%
$39,810–$49,860
vs U.S. median
+2%
Metro rank
#64 of 193

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro earn a median of $47,330 a year, based on BLS estimates for 360 jobs (May 2025). That is 2% above the U.S. median of $46,330 and 3% above the MI statewide median of $46,120. It ranks #64 of 193 metros with published figures for this job.

CUTTING, PUNCHING, AND PRESS MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · MUSKEGON-NORTON SHORES, MI · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · MUSKEGON-NORTON SHORES, MI · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$36,840P25$39,810MEDIAN$47,330P75$49,860P90$56,040
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$35,760P25$38,870MEDIAN$46,330P75$55,410P90$65,510
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    Questions

    What is the average Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Muskegon?

    The BLS median is $47,330 a year (May 2025). Half of the 360 jobs pay between $39,810 and $49,860. The 10th percentile is $36,840 and the 90th is $56,040.

    Is Muskegon a high-paying metro for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

    That is 2% above the U.S. median of $46,330 and 3% above the MI statewide median of $46,120. It ranks #64 of 193 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make an hour in Muskegon?

    About $22.75 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $47,330 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $19.14–$23.97 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.