The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Topeka, KS is $46,810 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,510.
Pay spans roughly $37,490 at the 10th percentile to $73,140 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.51 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Topeka, KS.
| Median (annual) | $46,810 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.51 |
| 10th percentile | $37,490 |
| 90th percentile | $73,140 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.