Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lawrence, Kansas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,910
25th Percentile Wage
$37,400
50th Percentile Wage
$37,400
75th Percentile Wage
$37,400
90th Percentile Wage
$47,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lawrence, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,910.

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,400, Lawrence is the second highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kansas, following the highest paying city Topeka (median annual salary of $46,450). Compared with Topeka, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lawrence is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Topeka
$46,450
Lawrence
$37,400
Wichita
$37,060
Manhattan
$36,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
$35,350
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
$26,590

See also: Top paying jobs in Lawrence, Kansas.