The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lincoln, NE is $56,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,360.
Pay spans roughly $39,570 at the 10th percentile to $62,900 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.26 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lincoln, NE.
| Median (annual) | $56,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,360 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.26 |
| 10th percentile | $39,570 |
| 90th percentile | $62,900 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.