The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $50,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,200.
Pay spans roughly $39,330 at the 10th percentile to $87,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.08 per hour. An estimated 820 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
| Median (annual) | $50,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.08 |
| 10th percentile | $39,330 |
| 90th percentile | $87,330 |
| Employment | 820 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.