The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rochester, NY is $44,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,710.
Pay spans roughly $31,680 at the 10th percentile to $56,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.47 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, NY.
| Median (annual) | $44,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.47 |
| 10th percentile | $31,680 |
| 90th percentile | $56,360 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.