The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rhode Island is $44,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,070.
Pay spans roughly $29,700 at the 10th percentile to $59,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.53 per hour. An estimated 530 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rhode Island.
| Median (annual) | $44,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,070 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.53 |
| 10th percentile | $29,700 |
| 90th percentile | $59,730 |
| Employment | 530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.