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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Akron, OH

The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Akron, OH is $44,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,960.

Pay spans roughly $35,160 at the 10th percentile to $60,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.38 per hour. An estimated 840 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Akron, OH.

Median (annual)$44,460
Mean (annual)$45,960
Median (hourly)$21.38
10th percentile$35,160
90th percentile$60,640
Employment840

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.