The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rapid City, SD is $40,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,430.
Pay spans roughly $34,170 at the 10th percentile to $49,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.57 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rapid City, SD.
| Median (annual) | $40,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.57 |
| 10th percentile | $34,170 |
| 90th percentile | $49,100 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.