Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Columbus, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,940
25th Percentile Wage
$34,590
50th Percentile Wage
$38,470
75th Percentile Wage
$45,820
90th Percentile Wage
$46,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,940.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,470
2.39% 25.08%
2021
$37,550
3.20% -
2020
$36,350
5.47% -
2019
$34,360
13.80% -
2018
$29,620
3.34% -
2017
$28,630
1.15% -
2016
$28,300
-4.10% -
2015
$29,460
0.48% -
2014
$29,320
1.50% -
2013
$28,880
0.21% -
2012
$28,820
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Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Columbus with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,470 in Columbus is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 51.5 percent (51.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$43,030
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$42,480
Muncie
$40,490
Elkhart-Goshen
$40,080
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$38,790
Columbus
$38,470
Indianapolis-Carmel
$38,240
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$37,950
Terre Haute
$37,630
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$37,080
Fort Wayne
$37,070
Michigan City-La Porte
$34,520
Gary
$33,610
Lafayette
$33,570
Kokomo
$25,840
Anderson
$18,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbus, Indiana.