The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Eau Claire, WI is $47,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,730.
Pay spans roughly $35,500 at the 10th percentile to $58,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.61 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Eau Claire, WI.
| Median (annual) | $47,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.61 |
| 10th percentile | $35,500 |
| 90th percentile | $58,410 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.