The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $43,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,680.
Pay spans roughly $35,990 at the 10th percentile to $70,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.02 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
| Median (annual) | $43,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,680 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.02 |
| 10th percentile | $35,990 |
| 90th percentile | $70,220 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.