Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Joplin, Missouri

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,250
25th Percentile Wage
$36,540
50th Percentile Wage
$43,130
75th Percentile Wage
$56,140
90th Percentile Wage
$59,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.

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
$43,130
29.79% 31.81%
2021
$30,280
-9.97% -
2020
$33,300
-4.14% -
2019
$34,680
-0.98% -
2018
$35,020
10.62% -
2017
$31,300
7.28% -
2016
$29,020
-1.96% -
2015
$29,590
12.84% -
2014
$25,790
-7.52% -
2013
$27,730
-6.06% -
2012
$29,410
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Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Joplin with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,130, Joplin is the second highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city Kansas City (median annual salary of $47,630). Compared with Kansas City, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$47,630
Joplin
$43,130
St Joseph
$41,210
St Louis
$39,060
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$38,900
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$38,710
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$38,650
Columbia
$38,410
Springfield
$37,320
Jefferson City
$36,130
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$36,060
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$35,780
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$34,710

See also: Top paying jobs in Joplin, Missouri.