The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky is $48,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,190.
Pay spans roughly $36,400 at the 10th percentile to $62,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.16 per hour. An estimated 6,610 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kentucky.
| Median (annual) | $48,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.16 |
| 10th percentile | $36,400 |
| 90th percentile | $62,490 |
| Employment | 6,610 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.