The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Reading, PA is $52,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,550.
Pay spans roughly $38,690 at the 10th percentile to $67,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.48 per hour. An estimated 390 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $52,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.48 |
| 10th percentile | $38,690 |
| 90th percentile | $67,840 |
| Employment | 390 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.