The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $40,120 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,070.
Pay spans roughly $32,970 at the 10th percentile to $49,860 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.29 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.
| Median (annual) | $40,120 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,070 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.29 |
| 10th percentile | $32,970 |
| 90th percentile | $49,860 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.