The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is $46,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,960.
Pay spans roughly $37,630 at the 10th percentile to $61,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.49 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
| Median (annual) | $46,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.49 |
| 10th percentile | $37,630 |
| 90th percentile | $61,270 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.