The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania is $47,510 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,490.
Pay spans roughly $35,940 at the 10th percentile to $65,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.84 per hour. An estimated 8,020 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania.
| Median (annual) | $47,510 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,490 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.84 |
| 10th percentile | $35,940 |
| 90th percentile | $65,420 |
| Employment | 8,020 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.