Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Flint, MI $74,080 450
Fayetteville, NC $67,180 80
Lewiston, ME $62,760 60
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,930 2,950
Rome, GA $61,670 240
Oshkosh, WI $60,340 570

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $47,600 90
      Anchorage, AK $46,460 80
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mobile, AL $52,940 210
      Daphne, AL $45,990 50
      Huntsville, AL $43,040 520
      Birmingham, AL $41,200 1,450
      Decatur, AL $39,720 280
      Northeast Alabama $39,590 960
      Alabama $39,460 6,020
      Northwest Alabama $39,460 610
      Tuscaloosa, AL $38,620 140
      Anniston, AL $38,370 110
      Montgomery, AL $37,940 310
      Southwest Alabama $37,690 280
      Florence, AL $37,240 120
      Gadsden, AL $37,220 250
      Southeast Alabama $37,180 210
      Dothan, AL $36,410 180
      Auburn, AL $35,630 240
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $49,990 210
      Fayetteville, AR $49,550 —
      South Arkansas $46,150 350
      Arkansas $45,020 3,200
      Little Rock, AR $43,340 470
      East Arkansas $42,390 480
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,170 210
      West Arkansas $38,990 250
      North Arkansas $36,760 270
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $51,040 30
      Phoenix, AZ $46,960 930
      Arizona $46,490 1,140
      Tucson, AZ $42,800 100
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $38,720 30
      Yuma, AZ $37,490 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $58,590 450
      San Francisco, CA $50,680 540
      Napa, CA $50,510 30
      Santa Rosa, CA $50,320 60
      Sacramento, CA $49,730 270
      Bakersfield, CA $49,040 80
      Modesto, CA $48,560 80
      Vallejo, CA $48,230 60
      Stockton, CA $48,020 230
      California $47,100 7,340
      Oxnard, CA $46,580 220
      San Diego, CA $46,550 390
      Los Angeles, CA $46,530 3,140
      Riverside, CA $45,190 1,160
      Fresno, CA $45,040 200
      Santa Maria, CA $44,770 70
      Merced, CA $43,640 30
      Visalia, CA $42,600 70
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $51,050 50
      Denver, CO $50,080 820
      Pueblo, CO $49,230 160
      Colorado $48,680 1,710
      Colorado Springs, CO $45,910 190
      Fort Collins, CO $45,710 50
      Greeley, CO $45,550 170
      Grand Junction, CO $44,720 30
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $49,490 200
      Hartford, CT $47,100 800
      Norwich, CT $47,010 50
      Connecticut $46,680 1,920
      New Haven, CT $46,660 290
      Connecticut $45,130 80
      Waterbury, CT $44,980 480
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $46,690 240
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $39,310 70
      Delaware $39,170 210
      Dover, DE $35,980 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Palm Bay, FL $43,960 70
      Jacksonville, FL $39,980 200
      North Port, FL $38,720 150
      Ocala, FL $38,700 60
      Tampa, FL $38,450 450
      Port St. Lucie, FL $38,290 30
      Miami, FL $38,150 730
      Orlando, FL $37,890 370
      Florida $37,660 2,730
      Deltona, FL $37,370 140
      Lakeland, FL $37,030 170
      Gainesville, FL $36,590 40
      North Florida $32,180 90
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rome, GA $61,670 240
      Gainesville, GA $45,480 290
      Atlanta, GA $45,210 3,080
      South Georgia $44,470 370
      Athens, GA $43,760 60
      Georgia $43,630 5,580
      Augusta, GA-SC $42,440 180
      North Georgia $40,850 310
      East Georgia $40,470 220
      Dalton, GA $39,210 130
      Macon, GA $38,140 70
      Savannah, GA $37,720 70
      Middle Georgia $37,710 210
      Valdosta, GA $33,820 70
      Columbus, GA-AL $33,500 50
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $51,010 50
      Dubuque, IA $50,450 130
      Des Moines, IA $49,450 300
      Waterloo, IA $48,640 90
      Northeast Iowa $47,970 220
      Iowa $47,850 2,320
      Southeast Iowa $47,620 740
      Northwest Iowa $47,600 300
      Southwest Iowa $46,720 190
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,030 40
      Cedar Rapids, IA $45,240 100
      Davenport, IA-IL $40,630 240
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $50,280 40
      Pocatello, ID $44,720 50
      Idaho $38,860 620
      Lewiston, ID-WA $38,860 130
      Southeast-Central Idaho $38,110 40
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,800 120
      Boise City, ID $37,660 120
      Idaho Falls, ID $36,940 60
      Twin Falls, ID $36,760 70
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Illinois $49,960 320
      West Central Illinois $47,630 310
      Kankakee, IL $46,940 50
      Chicago, IL-IN $46,650 6,630
      Illinois $45,700 8,350
      Rockford, IL $45,540 470
      Peoria, IL $45,380 260
      South Illinois $41,820 180
      East Central Illinois $40,600 320
      Champaign, IL $38,870 60
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, IN $48,110 500
      Central Indiana $47,760 1,140
      South Bend, IN-MI $46,900 570
      Elkhart, IN $46,820 1,000
      Evansville, IN $46,290 250
      Fort Wayne, IN $45,730 1,210
      Indianapolis, IN $45,650 1,880
      Indiana $45,400 11,470
      Columbus, IN $45,310 290
      Muncie, IN $45,250 160
      Kokomo, IN $44,080 30
      Northern Indiana $40,890 1,930
      Bloomington, IN $40,810 100
      Southern Indiana $40,180 1,040
      Michigan City, IN $38,820 90
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $48,130 80
      Manhattan, KS $47,560 70
      Topeka, KS $46,810 130
      Kansas $42,680 1,550
      Wichita, KS $41,010 490
      Kansas $39,840 510
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,930 2,950
      Bowling Green, KY $49,750 390
      Kentucky $48,170 6,610
      Lexington, KY $47,580 700
      Paducah, KY-IL $43,040 40
      West Kentucky $43,020 240
      Central Kentucky $41,920 1,070
      East Kentucky $40,170 40
      Owensboro, KY $38,710 190
      South Central Kentucky $37,700 520
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $47,680 190
      Louisiana $43,580 740
      Northeast Louisiana $43,580 40
      Houma, LA $43,570 60
      New Orleans, LA $43,350 60
      Shreveport, LA $38,470 90
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $48,920 1,760
      Massachusetts $45,780 3,350
      Worcester, MA $44,650 650
      Amherst Town, MA $44,060 30
      Springfield, MA $43,110 370
      Massachusetts $42,980 90
      Pittsfield, MA $37,160 110
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $48,210 260
      Baltimore, MD $47,840 170
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $45,940 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $62,760 60
      Maine $50,180 240
      Portland, ME $50,180 110
      Southwest Maine $49,290 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flint, MI $74,080 450
      Detroit, MI $55,470 11,320
      Michigan $46,470 21,760
      Saginaw, MI $46,230 170
      Muskegon, MI $45,840 420
      Grand Rapids, MI $45,450 3,650
      Southern Michigan $45,340 1,260
      Traverse City, MI $45,070 120
      Battle Creek, MI $44,290 140
      Lansing, MI $43,710 470
      Kalamazoo, MI $40,120 370
      Ann Arbor, MI $40,060 350
      Niles, MI $39,800 400
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $39,610 150
      Jackson, MI $38,750 260
      Mid Michigan $38,220 750
      Monroe, MI $38,060 280
      Bay City, MI $36,890 60
      Northern Michigan $35,220 660
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Cloud, MN $55,950 70
      Mankato, MN $55,550 90
      Northeast Minnesota $53,760 50
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $51,330 3,700
      Rochester, MN $51,120 150
      Minnesota $50,960 5,570
      Southwest Minnesota $50,840 270
      Northwest Minnesota $50,670 600
      Southeast Minnesota $49,800 670
      Duluth, MN-WI $45,410 120
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, MO $49,510 50
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $48,960 60
      St. Louis, MO-IL $48,900 1,480
      Kansas City, MO-KS $47,860 1,200
      Southeast Missouri $47,590 250
      Missouri $47,310 3,640
      North Missouri $44,240 200
      Springfield, MO $43,810 270
      Joplin, MO-KS $41,920 190
      Central Missouri $39,690 300
      Southwest Missouri $37,960 90
      Jefferson City, MO $37,190 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower East Mississippi $44,370 100
      Jackson, MS $43,980 130
      Gulfport, MS $43,770 90
      Upper East Mississippi $39,850 640
      Mississippi $39,570 1,480
      West Delta Mississippi $39,340 320
      Lower West Mississippi $38,180 30
      Hattiesburg, MS $28,310 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $50,000 30
      Montana $48,290 100
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $67,180 80
      Winston, NC $47,340 450
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,010 1,290
      Raleigh, NC $44,500 220
      Durham, NC $44,130 110
      Burlington, NC $43,320 70
      North Carolina $42,330 3,940
      Eastern North Carolina $40,710 200
      Greensboro, NC $40,270 350
      Wilmington, NC $40,240 50
      Western North Carolina $39,210 330
      Hickory, NC $38,940 230
      Rocky Mount, NC $38,910 80
      Asheville, NC $38,790 140
      Goldsboro, NC $37,390 80
      Central North Carolina $37,240 310
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $52,710 40
      Fargo, ND-MN $46,920 130
      East North Dakota $46,050 60
      North Dakota $46,050 270
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $56,700 200
      Nebraska $47,680 1,290
      Omaha, NE-IA $47,600 260
      South Nebraska $47,130 190
      Northeast Nebraska $44,680 300
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $48,650 80
      New Hampshire $47,580 660
      Manchester, NH $47,330 210
      Central New Hampshire $43,790 120
      Southwestern New Hampshire $43,100 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $47,170 1,880
      Trenton, NJ $45,710 90
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Cruces, NM $42,320 30
      Albuquerque, NM $39,630 100
      New Mexico $39,630 180
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $47,680 30
      Reno, NV $45,760 240
      Las Vegas, NV $45,430 220
      Nevada $45,430 510
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $56,490 160
      Glens Falls, NY $50,050 30
      Ithaca, NY $49,380 80
      New York, NY-NJ $47,380 2,380
      Buffalo, NY $47,310 1,000
      Kingston, NY $45,540 30
      Kiryas Joel, NY $45,150 90
      New York $45,130 3,790
      Rochester, NY $44,650 430
      Southwest New York $44,100 250
      Binghamton, NY $43,590 100
      Elmira, NY $43,020 90
      Capital/Northern New York $41,360 180
      Syracuse, NY $41,240 150
      Utica, NY $39,750 110
      Central East New York $38,530 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,750 1,900
      Columbus, OH $45,750 1,020
      Sandusky, OH $44,930 150
      Cleveland, OH $44,600 3,370
      Akron, OH $44,460 840
      Toledo, OH $44,250 870
      West Northwestern Ohio $44,060 1,920
      Ohio $43,920 14,770
      Southern Ohio $43,610 200
      Eastern Ohio $43,600 390
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,370 1,580
      Mansfield, OH $43,330 250
      Springfield, OH $42,890 220
      Canton, OH $42,100 450
      Dayton, OH $40,000 910
      Youngstown, OH $39,400 850
      Lima, OH $36,620 120
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $46,920 750
      Tulsa, OK $45,210 1,050
      Oklahoma $44,140 2,330
      Northeast Oklahoma $40,260 120
      Southeast Oklahoma $37,480 290
      Northwest Oklahoma $36,950 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Medford, OR $54,650 40
      Bend, OR $53,680 50
      Portland, OR-WA $52,350 700
      Oregon $51,810 910
      Salem, OR $50,700 60
      Albany, OR $50,330 40
      Eugene, OR $45,020 90
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Scranton, PA $58,450 780
      Reading, PA $52,990 390
      Allentown, PA-NJ $49,400 440
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $49,080 1,710
      Lancaster, PA $48,340 590
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $48,260 460
      Chambersburg, PA $48,140 110
      York, PA $47,700 530
      Pennsylvania $47,510 8,020
      Harrisburg, PA $46,770 210
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $45,720 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $45,530 1,420
      Williamsport, PA $45,460 160
      Central Pennsylvania $44,330 390
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $43,810 500
      Erie, PA $42,990 380
      Gettysburg, PA $42,860 50
      Lebanon, PA $42,570 90
      State College, PA $39,940 40
      Altoona, PA $36,190 40
      Johnstown, PA $35,870 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,910 90
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $44,780 530
      Providence, RI-MA $44,260 980
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeastern South Carolina $47,040 170
      Southern South Carolina $46,510 260
      Columbia, SC $45,610 410
      Charleston, SC $44,090 280
      South Carolina $42,390 3,620
      Greenville, SC $41,950 1,250
      Northwestern South Carolina $41,600 170
      Spartanburg, SC $40,930 740
      Florence, SC $39,740 200
      Sumter, SC $38,380 30
      Myrtle Beach, SC $31,830 70
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $44,960 280
      East South Dakota $44,400 250
      South Dakota $44,050 590
      Rapid City, SD $40,710 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $47,130 740
      East Tennessee $46,340 480
      Nashville, TN $45,990 1,310
      South Central Tennessee $45,070 480
      Clarksville, TN-KY $44,080 270
      Tennessee $44,080 5,910
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $44,030 430
      North Central Tennessee $43,740 530
      Kingsport, TN-VA $41,530 330
      Jackson, TN $40,870 380
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,560 500
      Cleveland, TN $39,310 60
      Morristown, TN $38,710 350
      Johnson City, TN $38,460 150
      West Tennessee $35,010 440
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amarillo, TX $47,010 250
      Midland, TX $45,970 60
      Austin, TX $45,440 480
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $45,090 290
      Wichita Falls, TX $44,400 110
      Dallas, TX $43,820 3,950
      Eastern Region of Texas $42,910 90
      Houston, TX $42,790 3,670
      Odessa, TX $42,760 80
      Beaumont, TX $42,680 220
      Texarkana, TX-AR $41,620 80
      Texas $41,620 12,260
      San Antonio, TX $40,190 460
      Abilene, TX $40,000 60
      Waco, TX $39,900 150
      Sherman, TX $39,770 60
      North Region of Texas $39,700 650
      Northwestern Region of Texas $38,930 80
      Killeen, TX $38,510 150
      College Station, TX $38,350 50
      Hill Country Region of Texas $38,190 190
      Longview, TX $37,920 190
      Lubbock, TX $37,560 60
      Tyler, TX $37,440 60
      McAllen, TX $36,890 60
      Corpus Christi, TX $35,990 140
      El Paso, TX $31,840 290
      Brownsville, TX $31,830 90
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $45,590 510
      Utah $44,940 1,130
      Provo, UT $43,530 290
      Ogden, UT $43,080 170
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $43,040 40
      Logan, UT-ID $42,450 80
      High Desert Utah $39,950 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern West Virginia $55,710 140
      West Virginia $53,460 330
      Northwest Virginia $49,590 80
      Southside Virginia $49,110 180
      Richmond, VA $47,660 420
      Roanoke, VA $46,950 190
      Southwest Virginia $46,650 190
      Lynchburg, VA $46,590 140
      Virginia $45,850 2,090
      Staunton, VA $45,710 80
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $41,530 330
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $43,630 60
      Southern Vermont $42,390 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $56,460 30
      Seattle, WA $54,170 1,260
      Bellingham, WA $53,630 40
      Washington $49,590 2,120
      Longview, WA $47,930 60
      Spokane, WA $46,680 320
      Yakima, WA $45,600 110
      Western Washington $40,560 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oshkosh, WI $60,340 570
      Fond du Lac, WI $51,220 240
      Appleton, WI $50,980 430
      Sheboygan, WI $50,800 500
      Kenosha, WI $49,630 170
      South Central Wisconsin $49,420 1,080
      Green Bay, WI $48,740 320
      Wisconsin $48,730 9,110
      Northeastern Wisconsin $48,560 560
      Wausau, WI $48,470 370
      Janesville, WI $48,300 150
      Milwaukee, WI $48,240 2,390
      Eau Claire, WI $47,030 230
      Racine, WI $46,270 270
      Madison, WI $45,320 530
      Western Wisconsin $41,450 700
      Northwestern Wisconsin $37,590 100
      La Crosse, WI-MN $37,090 260
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $46,790 100
      Weirton, WV-OH $44,740 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $45,520 40
      Wyoming $44,090 50