The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $49,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,510.
Pay spans roughly $36,040 at the 10th percentile to $65,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.75 per hour. An estimated 440 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $49,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.75 |
| 10th percentile | $36,040 |
| 90th percentile | $65,420 |
| Employment | 440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.