The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey is $47,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,940.
Pay spans roughly $36,310 at the 10th percentile to $62,800 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.68 per hour. An estimated 1,880 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $47,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.68 |
| 10th percentile | $36,310 |
| 90th percentile | $62,800 |
| Employment | 1,880 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.