The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS is $47,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,270.
Pay spans roughly $32,810 at the 10th percentile to $73,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.01 per hour. An estimated 1,200 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $47,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.01 |
| 10th percentile | $32,810 |
| 90th percentile | $73,350 |
| Employment | 1,200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.