Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,310
25th Percentile Wage
$29,810
50th Percentile Wage
$36,610
75th Percentile Wage
$44,640
90th Percentile Wage
$51,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,310.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,610
18.25% 3.55%
2016
$29,930
0.27% -
2015
$29,850
0.90% -
2014
$29,580
-13.93% -
2013
$33,700
-4.78% -
2012
$35,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,610 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Peabody and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peabody
$54,240
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$45,050
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$43,990
Springfield
$39,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$39,810
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$38,380
Worcester
$37,750
Framingham
$37,600
New Bedford
$37,240
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$36,610
Pittsfield
$35,960
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$35,560
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$35,140
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$31,400