The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts is $45,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,330.
Pay spans roughly $35,700 at the 10th percentile to $62,720 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.01 per hour. An estimated 3,350 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Massachusetts.
| Median (annual) | $45,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.01 |
| 10th percentile | $35,700 |
| 90th percentile | $62,720 |
| Employment | 3,350 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.