The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan is $46,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,380.
Pay spans roughly $35,320 at the 10th percentile to $73,540 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.34 per hour. An estimated 21,760 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Michigan.
| Median (annual) | $46,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.34 |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 |
| 90th percentile | $73,540 |
| Employment | 21,760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.