The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ithaca, NY is $49,380 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,960.
Pay spans roughly $34,710 at the 10th percentile to $58,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.74 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Ithaca, NY.
| Median (annual) | $49,380 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.74 |
| 10th percentile | $34,710 |
| 90th percentile | $58,320 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.