The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $48,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,750.
Pay spans roughly $37,640 at the 10th percentile to $63,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.52 per hour. An estimated 1,760 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $48,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.52 |
| 10th percentile | $37,640 |
| 90th percentile | $63,430 |
| Employment | 1,760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.