The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rockford, IL is $45,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,320.
Pay spans roughly $35,500 at the 10th percentile to $64,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.90 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, IL.
| Median (annual) | $45,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.90 |
| 10th percentile | $35,500 |
| 90th percentile | $64,250 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.