Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Sector of Construction

The salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the industry sector of construction are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operator, and tender, metal and plastic salaries in different industries within the construction sector.

Average Annual Salary of Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,380
25th Percentile Wage
$28,930
50th Percentile Wage
$37,440
75th Percentile Wage
$47,060
90th Percentile Wage
$58,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the industry sector of construction. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $58,120. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $37,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $24,380.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2018)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the industry sector of construction from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$37,440
6.38% 20.75%
2017
$35,050
5.65% -
2016
$33,070
-8.77% -
2015
$35,970
-2.84% -
2014
$36,990
11.25% -
2013
$32,830
9.63% -
2012
$29,670
- -

Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Different Industries within the Construction Sector

The average salaries of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in one industries in the construction sector are shown below. For detailed cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operator, and tender, metal and plastic salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Nonresidential Building Construction
$38,670

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].