The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA is $45,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,320.
Pay spans roughly $37,160 at the 10th percentile to $57,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.75 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA.
| Median (annual) | $45,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.75 |
| 10th percentile | $37,160 |
| 90th percentile | $57,430 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.