The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fort Wayne, IN is $45,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,860.
Pay spans roughly $35,850 at the 10th percentile to $58,890 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.98 per hour. An estimated 1,210 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fort Wayne, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,860 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.98 |
| 10th percentile | $35,850 |
| 90th percentile | $58,890 |
| Employment | 1,210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.