The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in St. Joseph, MO-KS is $48,960 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,620.
Pay spans roughly $36,150 at the 10th percentile to $64,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.54 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Joseph, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $48,960 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.54 |
| 10th percentile | $36,150 |
| 90th percentile | $64,240 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.