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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City (2024)
285 metro areas · National average: $45,736 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 285 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $66,860
$58,590
$43,120
$104,980
Flint, MI $60,390
$74,080
$33,810
$74,080
Fayetteville, NC $60,060
$67,180
$36,050
$75,890
Rome, GA $57,420
$61,670
$35,160
$78,440
Seattle, WA $56,960
$54,170
$41,990
$74,320
Albany, OR $56,810
$50,330
$42,790
$81,710
Scranton, PA $56,570
$58,450
$39,410
$75,760
Detroit, MI $56,480
$55,470
$37,160
$76,700
Denver, CO $56,200
$50,080
$39,330
$87,330
Oshkosh, WI $55,930
$60,340
$38,350
$65,010
Mount Vernon, WA $55,730
$56,460
$45,570
$68,300
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $55,380
$61,930
$40,270
$62,490
Portland, OR $54,960
$52,350
$40,300
$64,160
San Francisco, CA $54,590
$50,680
$35,960
$69,930
Lewiston, ME $54,390
$62,760
$38,320
$62,760
Medford, OR $54,330
$54,650
$45,970
$58,370
Longview, WA $54,220
$47,930
$37,840
$79,500
Albany, NY $53,710
$56,490
$35,700
$69,510
Bowling Green, KY $53,540
$49,750
$38,600
$80,850
Minneapolis, MN $53,410
$51,330
$40,240
$63,760
Mankato, MN $53,360
$55,550
$41,910
$62,390
Sheboygan, WI $53,230
$50,800
$43,790
$61,850
Appleton, WI $52,880
$50,980
$41,410
$64,510
Boulder, CO $52,870
$51,050
$39,710
$64,290
Bellingham, WA $52,710
$53,630
$37,670
$65,580
Portland, ME $52,690
$50,180
$43,260
$64,370
St. Cloud, MN $52,560
$55,950
$35,950
$61,360
Reading, PA $52,550
$52,990
$38,690
$67,840
Lincoln, NE $52,360
$56,700
$39,570
$62,900
Rochester, MN $52,210
$51,120
$38,710
$64,930
Santa Rosa, CA $52,120
$50,320
$39,000
$65,030
Lynchburg, VA $51,850
$46,590
$38,260
$81,110
Baton Rouge, LA $51,710
$47,680
$38,810
$63,320
Salem, OR $51,660
$50,700
$43,450
$60,320
St. Joseph, MO $51,620
$48,960
$36,150
$64,240
Lexington, KY $51,540
$47,580
$37,080
$70,480
Bridgeport, CT $51,270
$49,490
$37,820
$65,600
Kansas City, MO $51,270
$47,860
$32,810
$73,350
Winston, NC $51,180
$47,340
$34,060
$74,050
Vallejo, CA $51,120
$48,230
$39,590
$62,290
York, PA $51,050
$47,700
$37,970
$63,580
Sacramento, CA $51,010
$49,730
$38,250
$63,270
Pueblo, CO $50,820
$49,230
$37,700
$65,870
Boston, MA $50,750
$48,920
$37,640
$63,430
Philadelphia, PA $50,740
$49,080
$36,350
$66,480
Saginaw, MI $50,540
$46,230
$35,780
$71,980
Allentown, PA $50,510
$49,400
$36,040
$65,420
Kenosha, WI $50,500
$49,630
$37,370
$62,160
Janesville, WI $50,480
$48,300
$40,430
$61,980
St. Louis, MO $50,430
$48,900
$36,270
$63,070
Buffalo, NY $50,410
$47,310
$35,210
$65,150
Glens Falls, NY $50,280
$50,050
$34,510
$66,910
Chambersburg, PA $50,190
$48,140
$34,050
$77,910
Prescott Valley, AZ $50,110
$51,040
$37,590
$64,760
Fond du Lac, WI $49,710
$51,220
$35,330
$57,000
Dubuque, IA $49,700
$50,450
$39,590
$54,310
Ames, IA $49,640
$51,010
$39,750
$57,160
Lancaster, PA $49,630
$48,340
$37,440
$63,130
Milwaukee, WI $49,620
$48,240
$39,510
$62,030
Hartford, CT $49,530
$47,100
$37,390
$62,820
Topeka, KS $49,510
$46,810
$37,490
$73,140
Waterloo, IA $49,490
$48,640
$41,650
$57,450
Greeley, CO $49,330
$45,550
$39,260
$64,480
Modesto, CA $49,330
$48,560
$36,980
$60,090
San Diego, CA $49,260
$46,550
$36,810
$61,060
Mobile, AL $49,210
$52,940
$36,590
$65,580
Norwich, CT $49,200
$47,010
$36,310
$63,390
Green Bay, WI $49,120
$48,740
$38,120
$60,390
Grand Rapids, MI $49,100
$45,450
$36,080
$70,120
Baltimore, MD $49,050
$47,840
$37,340
$55,220
Ithaca, NY $48,960
$49,380
$34,710
$58,320
Los Angeles, CA $48,930
$46,530
$36,860
$60,130
Des Moines, IA $48,880
$49,450
$37,440
$59,970
New York, NY $48,870
$47,380
$36,310
$63,780
Billings, MT $48,790
$50,000
$37,460
$62,780
Charlotte, NC $48,780
$46,010
$35,950
$79,160
Lansing, MI $48,680
$43,710
$35,990
$70,220
Omaha, NE $48,400
$47,600
$36,810
$59,280
New Haven, CT $48,340
$46,660
$37,420
$64,760
Worcester, MA $48,310
$44,650
$36,800
$67,770
Wausau, WI $48,180
$48,470
$38,290
$58,730
Anchorage, AK $48,150
$46,460
$41,080
$59,630
Duluth, MN $48,080
$45,410
$38,520
$62,910
Fayetteville, AR $48,060
$49,550
$35,940
$58,480
Oklahoma City, OK $48,010
$46,920
$35,680
$63,310
Harrisburg, PA $47,960
$46,770
$37,630
$61,270
Racine, WI $47,760
$46,270
$39,350
$59,790
Gainesville, GA $47,740
$45,480
$36,860
$66,200
Daphne, AL $47,680
$45,990
$36,290
$62,340
Spokane, WA $47,660
$46,680
$37,270
$62,300
Fargo, ND $47,640
$46,920
$43,120
$61,670
Chicago, IL $47,620
$46,650
$35,960
$63,110
Midland, TX $47,550
$45,970
$36,600
$59,820
Waterbury, CT $47,550
$44,980
$36,950
$62,440
Madison, WI $47,530
$45,320
$37,060
$59,450
Phoenix, AZ $47,470
$46,960
$37,910
$58,930
Pittsburgh, PA $47,460
$45,530
$33,870
$62,440
Huntington, WV $47,340
$46,790
$38,040
$58,170
Rockford, IL $47,320
$45,540
$35,500
$64,250
Greenville, SC $47,310
$41,950
$34,850
$60,450
Stockton, CA $47,240
$48,020
$38,350
$57,290
Eugene, OR $47,200
$45,020
$39,350
$56,840
Washington, DC $47,150
$46,690
$32,750
$58,350
Salt Lake City, UT $47,030
$45,590
$38,010
$59,960
Kiryas Joel, NY $47,000
$45,150
$35,200
$66,320
Bakersfield, CA $46,880
$49,040
$36,960
$55,340
Atlanta, GA $46,830
$45,210
$37,020
$62,940
Santa Maria, CA $46,810
$44,770
$38,190
$54,550
Eau Claire, WI $46,730
$47,030
$35,500
$58,410
Manchester, NH $46,730
$47,330
$36,250
$56,530
Sandusky, OH $46,710
$44,930
$37,100
$60,020
Cincinnati, OH $46,630
$45,750
$35,350
$60,870
Colorado Springs, CO $46,560
$45,910
$38,200
$57,660
Weirton, WV $46,510
$44,740
$32,640
$65,370
Sioux City, IA $46,500
$46,030
$38,250
$57,230
Yakima, WA $46,460
$45,600
$36,990
$59,070
Elkhart, IN $46,420
$46,820
$36,820
$58,080
Trenton, NJ $46,390
$45,710
$36,600
$56,750
Manhattan, KS $46,380
$47,560
$36,310
$57,240
Binghamton, NY $46,350
$43,590
$31,530
$66,880
Evansville, IN $46,350
$46,290
$35,160
$55,900
Nashville, TN $46,340
$45,990
$36,410
$57,650
Merced, CA $46,280
$43,640
$34,110
$64,120
Charleston, SC $46,120
$44,090
$35,830
$56,320
Oxnard, CA $46,080
$46,580
$36,430
$60,130
Gulfport, MS $46,070
$43,770
$30,050
$61,200
Akron, OH $45,960
$44,460
$35,160
$60,640
Fort Wayne, IN $45,860
$45,730
$35,850
$58,890
Columbus, OH $45,820
$45,750
$35,820
$62,460
Carson City, NV $45,780
$47,680
$35,850
$51,940
Austin, TX $45,740
$45,440
$35,380
$59,610
Riverside, CA $45,740
$45,190
$37,240
$55,910
Durham, NC $45,710
$44,130
$37,890
$61,290
Ogden, UT $45,700
$43,080
$37,830
$61,480
Jonesboro, AR $45,660
$49,990
$36,210
$49,990
Indianapolis, IN $45,640
$45,650
$36,530
$59,680
Providence, RI $45,560
$44,260
$31,950
$60,010
Raleigh, NC $45,530
$44,500
$35,360
$62,700
Provo, UT $45,520
$43,530
$39,710
$55,890
Fort Collins, CO $45,410
$45,710
$36,080
$58,900
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,320
$45,240
$37,160
$57,430
Staunton, VA $45,230
$45,710
$38,160
$55,580
Tucson, AZ $45,210
$42,800
$34,640
$55,980
Las Cruces, NM $45,200
$42,320
$31,280
$63,090
Lafayette, IN $45,190
$48,110
$36,380
$50,410
Traverse City, MI $45,190
$45,070
$34,670
$53,970
Tulsa, OK $45,130
$45,210
$35,100
$58,360
Columbia, MO $45,110
$49,510
$33,850
$51,830
Muncie, IN $45,070
$45,250
$32,350
$62,170
Columbus, IN $45,060
$45,310
$36,390
$55,030
Springfield, MA $45,050
$43,110
$35,060
$59,820
Reno, NV $45,040
$45,760
$35,360
$51,810
Lebanon, PA $44,950
$42,570
$32,210
$63,110
Peoria, IL $44,950
$45,380
$35,440
$56,000
Virginia Beach, VA $44,950
$41,530
$35,320
$57,800
South Bend, IN $44,920
$46,900
$36,480
$51,180
Ann Arbor, MI $44,890
$40,060
$36,070
$58,870
Toledo, OH $44,870
$44,250
$36,360
$56,560
Richmond, VA $44,800
$47,660
$29,900
$56,210
Odessa, TX $44,780
$42,760
$37,820
$53,080
Rochester, NY $44,710
$44,650
$31,680
$56,360
Amherst Town, MA $44,670
$44,060
$35,880
$52,460
Knoxville, TN $44,620
$47,130
$36,070
$50,140
Columbia, SC $44,590
$45,610
$36,720
$51,660
Springfield, MO $44,500
$43,810
$36,010
$56,510
Sioux Falls, SD $44,420
$44,960
$37,700
$54,170
Joplin, MO $44,400
$41,920
$33,490
$59,090
Wichita, KS $44,400
$41,010
$36,210
$58,990
Cleveland, OH $44,350
$44,600
$32,480
$57,670
Grand Junction, CO $44,350
$44,720
$36,920
$54,440
Muskegon, MI $44,340
$45,840
$33,820
$57,310
Battle Creek, MI $44,330
$44,290
$34,290
$56,500
Amarillo, TX $44,310
$47,010
$29,410
$53,790
Davenport, IA $44,260
$40,630
$35,910
$61,600
New Orleans, LA $44,260
$43,350
$35,990
$59,840
Wichita Falls, TX $44,250
$44,400
$35,870
$56,930
Utica, NY $44,240
$39,750
$31,200
$64,110
Williamsport, PA $44,140
$45,460
$33,210
$57,590
Dallas, TX $44,040
$43,820
$34,000
$56,770
Gettysburg, PA $43,960
$42,860
$34,830
$51,640
Roanoke, VA $43,900
$46,950
$29,030
$51,270
Fresno, CA $43,810
$45,040
$33,280
$50,160
Canton, OH $43,800
$42,100
$34,150
$58,380
Mansfield, OH $43,790
$43,330
$35,780
$55,130
Erie, PA $43,750
$42,990
$31,120
$59,490
La Crosse, WI $43,750
$37,090
$37,090
$57,830
Athens, GA $43,640
$43,760
$33,910
$51,900
Houston, TX $43,640
$42,790
$33,990
$56,100
Jackson, MS $43,640
$43,980
$30,620
$56,500
Paducah, KY $43,640
$43,040
$32,990
$55,090
Florence, SC $43,540
$39,740
$36,810
$57,030
Clarksville, TN $43,420
$44,080
$33,680
$53,950
Visalia, CA $43,380
$42,600
$36,560
$52,290
Decatur, AL $43,370
$39,720
$36,930
$54,990
Bloomington, IN $43,330
$40,810
$35,120
$59,090
Las Vegas, NV $43,260
$45,430
$34,190
$50,610
Burlington, NC $43,160
$43,320
$35,330
$52,430
Huntsville, AL $43,160
$43,040
$27,070
$53,320
Houma, LA $43,110
$43,570
$30,180
$56,240
Little Rock, AR $43,000
$43,340
$34,530
$51,470
Spartanburg, SC $42,960
$40,930
$38,270
$51,440
Dayton, OH $42,930
$40,000
$34,610
$55,240
Syracuse, NY $42,920
$41,240
$34,360
$54,430
Texarkana, TX $42,900
$41,620
$33,690
$51,190
Chattanooga, TN $42,870
$44,030
$34,090
$50,120
Pocatello, ID $42,720
$44,720
$34,510
$47,230
Killeen, TX $42,640
$38,510
$28,820
$61,570
Youngstown, OH $42,580
$39,400
$31,270
$57,220
Tampa, FL $42,560
$38,450
$34,680
$60,840
Asheville, NC $42,550
$38,790
$33,900
$50,960
Jackson, TN $42,440
$40,870
$34,340
$50,670
Birmingham, AL $42,400
$41,200
$32,250
$52,710
Palm Bay, FL $42,380
$43,960
$34,940
$48,280
Beaumont, TX $42,350
$42,680
$34,830
$49,200
Shreveport, LA $42,330
$38,470
$32,410
$55,230
Savannah, GA $42,250
$37,720
$35,660
$54,890
Logan, UT $42,160
$42,450
$36,100
$47,090
Kalamazoo, MI $42,070
$40,120
$32,970
$49,860
Jackson, MI $42,050
$38,750
$34,050
$49,900
Boise City, ID $41,970
$37,660
$36,300
$51,010
Montgomery, AL $41,920
$37,940
$30,410
$64,160
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,820
$38,620
$32,600
$61,230
Springfield, OH $41,780
$42,890
$31,790
$51,220
Morristown, TN $41,770
$38,710
$36,050
$50,270
Macon, GA $41,740
$38,140
$35,030
$56,480
Greensboro, NC $41,710
$40,270
$30,700
$51,380
Wilmington, NC $41,680
$40,240
$30,300
$48,890
Jacksonville, FL $41,650
$39,980
$34,970
$48,830
San Antonio, TX $41,650
$40,190
$30,150
$54,200
Hickory, NC $41,640
$38,940
$30,490
$58,450
Augusta, GA $41,530
$42,440
$32,790
$48,460
Lewiston, ID $41,480
$38,860
$38,560
$46,940
Rapid City, SD $41,430
$40,710
$34,170
$49,100
Sherman, TX $41,380
$39,770
$32,570
$51,010
College Station, TX $41,290
$38,350
$35,120
$47,100
Owensboro, KY $41,290
$38,710
$28,850
$50,200
Monroe, MI $41,220
$38,060
$30,700
$54,240
Memphis, TN $41,120
$39,560
$32,030
$48,660
Michigan City, IN $41,090
$38,820
$34,800
$52,570
Albuquerque, NM $41,080
$39,630
$34,510
$52,000
Kingsport, TN $40,980
$41,530
$34,770
$45,850
Champaign, IL $40,890
$38,870
$30,960
$51,040
Anniston, AL $40,800
$38,370
$35,320
$54,560
Longview, TX $40,770
$37,920
$28,910
$53,380
Ocala, FL $40,750
$38,700
$33,740
$48,330
Niles, MI $40,680
$39,800
$34,320
$48,140
Elmira, NY $40,650
$43,020
$31,200
$45,920
Waco, TX $40,640
$39,900
$32,040
$51,020
Rocky Mount, NC $40,610
$38,910
$28,090
$55,030
Altoona, PA $40,500
$36,190
$31,240
$59,020
Fort Smith, AR $40,490
$39,170
$32,460
$48,660
Dover, DE $40,450
$35,980
$35,980
$51,210
North Port, FL $40,230
$38,720
$30,940
$49,510
Cleveland, TN $40,160
$39,310
$30,370
$47,670
Lake Havasu City, AZ $40,160
$38,720
$34,540
$48,280
Bay City, MI $40,130
$36,890
$27,780
$56,140
Sumter, SC $40,020
$38,380
$34,510
$46,850
Dothan, AL $39,980
$36,410
$32,790
$57,070
Miami, FL $39,970
$38,150
$31,370
$49,840
Florence, AL $39,910
$37,240
$31,090
$49,500
Jefferson City, MO $39,880
$37,190
$35,550
$47,900
Lubbock, TX $39,640
$37,560
$25,400
$56,970
Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,400
$37,800
$35,570
$44,980
Orlando, FL $39,390
$37,890
$31,510
$49,550
Johnson City, TN $39,370
$38,460
$32,140
$47,480
Pittsfield, MA $39,360
$37,160
$34,950
$47,710
Dalton, GA $39,260
$39,210
$33,390
$42,660
Yuma, AZ $39,000
$37,490
$31,400
$53,300
Tyler, TX $38,920
$37,440
$31,010
$48,170
Gainesville, FL $38,850
$36,590
$32,790
$54,060
Lima, OH $38,760
$36,620
$28,830
$49,620
Johnstown, PA $38,730
$35,870
$27,880
$59,820
Deltona, FL $38,670
$37,370
$33,900
$49,400
Gadsden, AL $38,430
$37,220
$28,230
$52,600
Twin Falls, ID $38,200
$36,760
$35,360
$48,960
Lakeland, FL $38,130
$37,030
$31,130
$47,510
Corpus Christi, TX $36,200
$35,990
$28,740
$46,280
McAllen, TX $35,740
$36,890
$23,990
$48,540
Auburn, AL $35,450
$35,630
$23,330
$45,900
El Paso, TX $34,740
$31,840
$24,050
$47,680
Brownsville, TX $34,440
$31,830
$24,050
$44,850
Myrtle Beach, SC $34,110
$31,830
$29,710
$45,590
Columbus, GA $33,590
$33,500
$23,330
$39,600
Hattiesburg, MS $33,220
$28,310
$28,310
$45,180
San Juan, PR $24,700
$22,910
$20,030
$33,490
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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