Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $26,400 to $30,440 per year or $13 to $15 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $26 | $54,630 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $22 | $45,630 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $18 | $36,980 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $15 | $30,440 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $13 | $26,400 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| WA | $22 | $46,590 |
| ND | $21 | $43,250 |
| MT | $21 | $43,070 |
| SC | $20 | $42,250 |
| MN | $20 | $42,240 |
| KY | $20 | $41,950 |
| MI | $20 | $41,760 |
| NY | $20 | $41,760 |
| WI | $20 | $41,690 |
| WY | $20 | $41,510 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setter, Operator and Tender, Metal and Plastic is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Cutting Machine Operators are in the states of WA, ND, MT, SC and MN.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $56800 | $27.31 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $45410 | $21.83 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $44420 | $21.36 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | $42900 | $20.62 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $42690 | $20.52 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | $42280 | $20.33 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $42110 | $20.24 |
| Nonferrous Metal Production and Processing | $41820 | $20.11 |
| Household Appliance Manufacturing | $41610 | $20.00 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $41590 | $19.99 |
| Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $41520 | $19.96 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $41150 | $19.78 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $40970 | $19.70 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | $40640 | $19.54 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $40420 | $19.43 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $40320 | $19.38 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $39720 | $19.10 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $39700 | $19.09 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $39660 | $19.07 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $39550 | $19.02 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $39530 | $19.00 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | $39380 | $18.93 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $39270 | $18.88 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $39160 | $18.83 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $39110 | $18.80 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $39080 | $18.79 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $39020 | $18.76 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $38960 | $18.73 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $38710 | $18.61 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $38700 | $18.61 |
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