Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana

Local pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indiana, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.

SOC 51-4031
$46,980
median pay, Indiana
9,680
employed in Indiana
+1.4%
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 Indiana
Indiana · annual wage · OEWS May 2025

Half of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indiana earn between $40,630 and $56,350 a year; the U.S. median is $46,330.

Pay by metro in Indiana
Lafayette, IN
$52,710
Columbus, IN
$47,880
Evansville, IN
$47,790
Indianapolis, IN
$46,740
South Bend, IN
$46,270
Muncie, IN
$46,010
Elkhart, IN
$45,620
Michigan City, IN
$44,410
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