The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boulder, CO is $51,050 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,870.
Pay spans roughly $39,710 at the 10th percentile to $64,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.54 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boulder, CO.
| Median (annual) | $51,050 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.54 |
| 10th percentile | $39,710 |
| 90th percentile | $64,290 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.