The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fargo, ND-MN is $46,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,640.
Pay spans roughly $43,120 at the 10th percentile to $61,670 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.56 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fargo, ND-MN.
| Median (annual) | $46,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.56 |
| 10th percentile | $43,120 |
| 90th percentile | $61,670 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.