The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $61,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,380.
Pay spans roughly $40,270 at the 10th percentile to $62,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.77 per hour. An estimated 2,950 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
| Median (annual) | $61,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.77 |
| 10th percentile | $40,270 |
| 90th percentile | $62,490 |
| Employment | 2,950 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.