Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wisconsin
Local pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wisconsin, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4031
$49,270
median pay, Wisconsin
7,960
employed in Wisconsin
+6.3%
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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wisconsin earn between $43,930 and $58,560 a year; the U.S. median is $46,330.
$38,290
P10
$43,930
P25
$49,270
MEDIAN
$58,560
P75
$62,580
P90
Pay by metro in Wisconsin
$62,250
$53,560
$52,850
$51,780
$51,130
$50,820
$48,920
$48,650
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