The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $45,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,390.
Pay spans roughly $36,600 at the 10th percentile to $56,750 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.98 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Trenton-Princeton, NJ.
| Median (annual) | $45,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.98 |
| 10th percentile | $36,600 |
| 90th percentile | $56,750 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.