The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $56,490 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,710.
Pay spans roughly $35,700 at the 10th percentile to $69,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.16 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $56,490 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.16 |
| 10th percentile | $35,700 |
| 90th percentile | $69,510 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.