The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $49,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,880.
Pay spans roughly $37,440 at the 10th percentile to $59,970 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.77 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
| Median (annual) | $49,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.77 |
| 10th percentile | $37,440 |
| 90th percentile | $59,970 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.