The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL is $48,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,430.
Pay spans roughly $36,270 at the 10th percentile to $63,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.51 per hour. An estimated 1,480 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $48,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.51 |
| 10th percentile | $36,270 |
| 90th percentile | $63,070 |
| Employment | 1,480 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.