The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Manhattan, KS is $47,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,380.
Pay spans roughly $36,310 at the 10th percentile to $57,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.87 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Manhattan, KS.
| Median (annual) | $47,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.87 |
| 10th percentile | $36,310 |
| 90th percentile | $57,240 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.