The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Muncie, IN is $45,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,070.
Pay spans roughly $32,350 at the 10th percentile to $62,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.76 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muncie, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,250 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,070 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.76 |
| 10th percentile | $32,350 |
| 90th percentile | $62,170 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.