The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $44,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,670.
Pay spans roughly $35,880 at the 10th percentile to $52,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.18 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.
| Median (annual) | $44,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.18 |
| 10th percentile | $35,880 |
| 90th percentile | $52,460 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.