The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, IN is $46,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,420.
Pay spans roughly $36,820 at the 10th percentile to $58,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.51 per hour. An estimated 1,000 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, IN.
| Median (annual) | $46,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.51 |
| 10th percentile | $36,820 |
| 90th percentile | $58,080 |
| Employment | 1,000 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.