Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois
Local pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4031
$48,990
median pay, Illinois
8,060
employed in Illinois
+5.7%
vs U.S. median
-12.1%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Illinois
Illinois · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois earn between $41,670 and $59,030 a year; the U.S. median is $46,330.
$36,960
P10
$41,670
P25
$48,990
MEDIAN
$59,030
P75
$73,270
P90
Pay by metro in Illinois
$50,770
$47,560
$47,030
$46,940
$46,280
$20k $50k $80k