The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $46,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,620.
Pay spans roughly $35,960 at the 10th percentile to $63,110 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.43 per hour. An estimated 6,630 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $46,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.43 |
| 10th percentile | $35,960 |
| 90th percentile | $63,110 |
| Employment | 6,630 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.