The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana is $45,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,840.
Pay spans roughly $35,670 at the 10th percentile to $59,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.83 per hour. An estimated 11,470 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indiana.
| Median (annual) | $45,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.83 |
| 10th percentile | $35,670 |
| 90th percentile | $59,250 |
| Employment | 11,470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.