The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME is $50,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,690.
Pay spans roughly $43,260 at the 10th percentile to $64,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.13 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $50,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.13 |
| 10th percentile | $43,260 |
| 90th percentile | $64,370 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.