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

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,040
25th Percentile Wage
$24,450
50th Percentile Wage
$33,570
75th Percentile Wage
$43,450
90th Percentile Wage
$49,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,040.

Median salary trend

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$33,570
10.28% 13.43%
2013
$30,120
3.52% -
2012
$29,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lafayette with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,570 in Lafayette 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 Lafayette is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 44.4 percent (44.4%) 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