The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lancaster, PA is $48,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,630.
Pay spans roughly $37,440 at the 10th percentile to $63,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.24 per hour. An estimated 590 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, PA.
| Median (annual) | $48,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.24 |
| 10th percentile | $37,440 |
| 90th percentile | $63,130 |
| Employment | 590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.