The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $40,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,930.
Pay spans roughly $34,610 at the 10th percentile to $55,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.23 per hour. An estimated 910 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
| Median (annual) | $40,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.23 |
| 10th percentile | $34,610 |
| 90th percentile | $55,240 |
| Employment | 910 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.