The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, IN is $45,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,060.
Pay spans roughly $36,390 at the 10th percentile to $55,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.79 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,060 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.79 |
| 10th percentile | $36,390 |
| 90th percentile | $55,030 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.