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United States · US SOC 51-4031

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary

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US SOC 51-4031 · Classification edition 2018

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AreaPayWhat the figure measures
United StatesCountry · USUSD 46,330 per year Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark.
United StatesCountry · USUSD 48,430 per year Mean · May 2025 data United States · Country National Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark.
United StatesCountry · USUSD 22.27 per hour Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark.
United StatesCountry · USUSD 35,760 per year P10 · May 2025 data United States · Country National Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark.
United StatesCountry · USUSD 65,510 per year P90 · May 2025 data United States · Country National Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · USUSD 46,310 per year Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · USUSD 47,910 per year Mean · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · USUSD 22.27 per hour Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · USUSD 47,000 per year Mean · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · USUSD 21.86 per hour Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · USUSD 45,470 per year Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · USUSD 50,770 per year Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · USUSD 53,350 per year Mean · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · USUSD 24.41 per hour Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · USUSD 58,240 per year Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · USUSD 61,430 per year Mean · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · USUSD 28 per hour Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · USUSD 48,640 per year Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · USUSD 51,910 per year Mean · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · USUSD 23.39 per hour Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Madison, WIMetro area · USUSD 45,980 per year Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Madison, WIMetro area · USUSD 50,030 per year Mean · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Madison, WIMetro area · USUSD 22.11 per hour Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · USUSD 47,360 per year Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · USUSD 49,750 per year Mean · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · USUSD 22.77 per hour Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · USUSD 52,780 per year Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · USUSD 53,870 per year Mean · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · USUSD 25.37 per hour Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro area · USUSD 54,920 per year Median · May 2025 data Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Metro area Area Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage.

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