The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $51,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,410.
Pay spans roughly $40,240 at the 10th percentile to $63,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.68 per hour. An estimated 3,700 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $51,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.68 |
| 10th percentile | $40,240 |
| 90th percentile | $63,760 |
| Employment | 3,700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.