Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania
Local pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4031
$47,860
median pay, Pennsylvania
8,890
employed in Pennsylvania
+3.3%
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 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania earn between $40,710 and $58,780 a year; the U.S. median is $46,330.
$35,380
P10
$40,710
P25
$47,860
MEDIAN
$58,780
P75
$62,590
P90
Pay by metro in Pennsylvania
$60,080
$54,760
$52,630
$49,000
$48,780
$48,300
$48,030
$46,940
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