The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $47,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,410.
Pay spans roughly $35,210 at the 10th percentile to $65,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.74 per hour. An estimated 1,000 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $47,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.74 |
| 10th percentile | $35,210 |
| 90th percentile | $65,150 |
| Employment | 1,000 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.