Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
46,330 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-4031
Half of all cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States earn more than 46,330 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay639of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.43×38,870 USD – 55,410 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 38,870 USD |
| Median | 46,330 USD |
| Mean | 48,430 USD |
| Upper quartile | 55,410 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-4031 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 46,340 USD
- Upholsterers 46,340 USD
- Log Graders and Scalers 46,330 USD
- Order Clerks 46,170 USD
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 46,170 USD
- Craft Artists 46,080 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov