The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $48,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,620.
Pay spans roughly $39,510 at the 10th percentile to $62,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.19 per hour. An estimated 2,390 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $48,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.19 |
| 10th percentile | $39,510 |
| 90th percentile | $62,030 |
| Employment | 2,390 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.