The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Appleton, WI is $50,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,880.
Pay spans roughly $41,410 at the 10th percentile to $64,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.51 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Appleton, WI.
| Median (annual) | $50,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.51 |
| 10th percentile | $41,410 |
| 90th percentile | $64,510 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.