The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wausau, WI is $48,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,180.
Pay spans roughly $38,290 at the 10th percentile to $58,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.31 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, WI.
| Median (annual) | $48,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,180 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.31 |
| 10th percentile | $38,290 |
| 90th percentile | $58,730 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.