The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Paducah, KY-IL is $43,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,640.
Pay spans roughly $32,990 at the 10th percentile to $55,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.69 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Paducah, KY-IL.
| Median (annual) | $43,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.69 |
| 10th percentile | $32,990 |
| 90th percentile | $55,090 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.