The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Madison, WI is $45,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,530.
Pay spans roughly $37,060 at the 10th percentile to $59,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.79 per hour. An estimated 530 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Madison, WI.
| Median (annual) | $45,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.79 |
| 10th percentile | $37,060 |
| 90th percentile | $59,450 |
| Employment | 530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.