The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $48,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,190.
Pay spans roughly $36,380 at the 10th percentile to $50,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.13 per hour. An estimated 500 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
| Median (annual) | $48,110 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.13 |
| 10th percentile | $36,380 |
| 90th percentile | $50,410 |
| Employment | 500 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.