The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Haven, CT is $46,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,340.
Pay spans roughly $37,420 at the 10th percentile to $64,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.44 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Haven, CT.
| Median (annual) | $46,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.44 |
| 10th percentile | $37,420 |
| 90th percentile | $64,760 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.