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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,520
25th Percentile Wage
$33,540
50th Percentile Wage
$37,320
75th Percentile Wage
$46,380
90th Percentile Wage
$50,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,520.

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
$37,320
3.08% 13.26%
2021
$36,170
-0.14% -
2020
$36,220
-3.48% -
2019
$37,480
12.06% -
2018
$32,960
2.28% -
2017
$32,210
6.92% -
2016
$29,980
4.07% -
2015
$28,760
-3.72% -
2014
$29,830
-12.94% -
2013
$33,690
3.92% -
2012
$32,370
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,320 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cape Girardeau-Jackson.

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 Springfield, Missouri.