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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Median base pay · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$47,830
≈ $23.00/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 300 jobs
Middle 50%
$42,890–$56,100
vs U.S. median
+3%
Metro rank
#60 of 193

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro earn a median of $47,830 a year, based on BLS estimates for 300 jobs (May 2025). That is 3% above the U.S. median of $46,330 and 7% below the WA statewide median of $51,160. It ranks #60 of 193 metros with published figures for this job.

CUTTING, PUNCHING, AND PRESS MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$38,080P25$42,890MEDIAN$47,830P75$56,100P90$65,150
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 Spokane?

    The BLS median is $47,830 a year (May 2025). Half of the 300 jobs pay between $42,890 and $56,100. The 10th percentile is $38,080 and the 90th is $65,150.

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

    That is 3% above the U.S. median of $46,330 and 7% below the WA statewide median of $51,160. It ranks #60 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 Spokane?

    About $23.00 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $47,830 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $20.62–$26.97 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.