The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Dakota is $44,050 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,640.
Pay spans roughly $36,180 at the 10th percentile to $54,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.18 per hour. An estimated 590 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $44,050 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.18 |
| 10th percentile | $36,180 |
| 90th percentile | $54,250 |
| Employment | 590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.