The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri is $47,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,290.
Pay spans roughly $33,630 at the 10th percentile to $64,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.74 per hour. An estimated 3,640 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Missouri.
| Median (annual) | $47,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.74 |
| 10th percentile | $33,630 |
| 90th percentile | $64,240 |
| Employment | 3,640 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.