The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is $38,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,090.
Pay spans roughly $34,800 at the 10th percentile to $52,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.67 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Michigan City-La Porte, IN.
| Median (annual) | $38,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.67 |
| 10th percentile | $34,800 |
| 90th percentile | $52,570 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.