The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $47,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,530.
Pay spans roughly $37,390 at the 10th percentile to $62,820 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.64 per hour. An estimated 800 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT.
| Median (annual) | $47,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.64 |
| 10th percentile | $37,390 |
| 90th percentile | $62,820 |
| Employment | 800 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.