The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $44,260 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,560.
Pay spans roughly $31,950 at the 10th percentile to $60,010 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.28 per hour. An estimated 980 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
| Median (annual) | $44,260 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.28 |
| 10th percentile | $31,950 |
| 90th percentile | $60,010 |
| Employment | 980 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.