The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $58,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,570.
Pay spans roughly $39,410 at the 10th percentile to $75,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.10 per hour. An estimated 780 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
| Median (annual) | $58,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.10 |
| 10th percentile | $39,410 |
| 90th percentile | $75,760 |
| Employment | 780 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.