Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Massachusetts

Ranked #17 of 49 · MA

1.9% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $49,360 ≈ $24/hr
Median annual salary $45,760
Employment 2,590

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $37,460P25 $39,570 Median $45,760P75 $57,460P90 $64,160

About 80% of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Massachusetts earn between $37,460 and $64,160. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Massachusetts
$49,360
U.S. average
$48,430

The mean cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Massachusetts is $49,360, about 1.9% above the U.S. average ($48,430). That works out to roughly $24/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Massachusetts

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $48,080 $51,710 1,290
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $46,420 $50,720 80
Worcester, MA $44,800 $49,500 530
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $44,350 $46,970 30
Springfield, MA $40,560 $45,840 280
Pittsfield, MA $38,340 $40,830 90

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