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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,050
25th Percentile Wage
$33,420
50th Percentile Wage
$37,060
75th Percentile Wage
$45,760
90th Percentile Wage
$53,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,050.

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
$37,060
-0.43% 26.28%
2021
$37,220
9.78% -
2020
$33,580
-0.06% -
2019
$33,600
0.57% -
2018
$33,410
10.30% -
2017
$29,970
-4.80% -
2016
$31,410
-0.19% -
2015
$31,470
-0.89% -
2014
$31,750
5.32% -
2013
$30,060
9.12% -
2012
$27,320
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Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wichita with Other Kansas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,060 in Wichita is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kansas. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Topeka and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kansas nonmetropolitan area.

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 Wichita, Kansas.