The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is $37,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,750.
Pay spans roughly $37,090 at the 10th percentile to $57,830 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.83 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN.
| Median (annual) | $37,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.83 |
| 10th percentile | $37,090 |
| 90th percentile | $57,830 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.