Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rochester, Minnesota

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,050
25th Percentile Wage
$37,050
50th Percentile Wage
$39,950
75th Percentile Wage
$45,900
90th Percentile Wage
$49,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,050.

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
$39,950
-14.29% 15.69%
2021
$45,660
14.30% -
2020
$39,130
-1.20% -
2019
$39,600
-7.12% -
2018
$42,420
2.29% -
2017
$41,450
2.80% -
2016
$40,290
10.18% -
2015
$36,190
-3.07% -
2014
$37,300
2.79% -
2013
$36,260
7.12% -
2012
$33,680
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,950, Rochester is the lowest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Minnesota, following city of Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,980). Compared with the highest paying city Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$47,980
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$46,640
St Cloud
$46,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$45,520
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$44,880
Mankato-North Mankato
$41,270
Rochester
$39,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, Minnesota.