The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dubuque, IA is $50,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,700.
Pay spans roughly $39,590 at the 10th percentile to $54,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.26 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dubuque, IA.
| Median (annual) | $50,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,700 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.26 |
| 10th percentile | $39,590 |
| 90th percentile | $54,310 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.