The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $44,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,550.
Pay spans roughly $36,950 at the 10th percentile to $62,440 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.63 per hour. An estimated 480 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
| Median (annual) | $44,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.63 |
| 10th percentile | $36,950 |
| 90th percentile | $62,440 |
| Employment | 480 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.