The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $47,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,540.
Pay spans roughly $37,080 at the 10th percentile to $70,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.87 per hour. An estimated 700 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette, KY.
| Median (annual) | $47,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,540 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.87 |
| 10th percentile | $37,080 |
| 90th percentile | $70,480 |
| Employment | 700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.