The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Elmira, NY is $43,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,650.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $45,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.68 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elmira, NY.
| Median (annual) | $43,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.68 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $45,920 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.