The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $45,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,640.
Pay spans roughly $36,530 at the 10th percentile to $59,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.95 per hour. An estimated 1,880 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.95 |
| 10th percentile | $36,530 |
| 90th percentile | $59,680 |
| Employment | 1,880 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.