The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Syracuse, NY is $41,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,920.
Pay spans roughly $34,360 at the 10th percentile to $54,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.83 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Syracuse, NY.
| Median (annual) | $41,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.83 |
| 10th percentile | $34,360 |
| 90th percentile | $54,430 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.