The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dover, DE is $35,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,450.
Pay spans roughly $35,980 at the 10th percentile to $51,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.30 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $35,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,450 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.30 |
| 10th percentile | $35,980 |
| 90th percentile | $51,210 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.