The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is $46,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,920.
Pay spans roughly $36,480 at the 10th percentile to $51,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.55 per hour. An estimated 570 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
| Median (annual) | $46,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.55 |
| 10th percentile | $36,480 |
| 90th percentile | $51,180 |
| Employment | 570 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.