Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minnesota
Local pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minnesota, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4031
$49,770
median pay, Minnesota
6,130
employed in Minnesota
+7.4%
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 Minnesota
Minnesota · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minnesota earn between $42,850 and $60,130 a year; the U.S. median is $46,330.
$34,670
P10
$42,850
P25
$49,770
MEDIAN
$60,130
P75
$64,700
P90
Pay by metro in Minnesota
$57,850
$52,830
$48,710
$48,370
$47,410
$20k $50k $80k