The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $49,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,740.
Pay spans roughly $36,350 at the 10th percentile to $66,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.60 per hour. An estimated 1,710 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $49,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,740 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.60 |
| 10th percentile | $36,350 |
| 90th percentile | $66,480 |
| Employment | 1,710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.