Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wilmington, New Jersey

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,360
25th Percentile Wage
$23,930
50th Percentile Wage
$29,380
75th Percentile Wage
$38,780
90th Percentile Wage
$47,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wilmington, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,360.

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
$29,380
-0.24% -15.76%
2016
$29,450
-3.60% -
2015
$30,510
-10.42% -
2014
$33,690
-7.36% -
2013
$36,170
5.97% -
2012
$34,010
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,380 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wilmington is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton and 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Edison-New Brunswick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
$43,430
Trenton-Ewing
$42,690
Camden
$37,320
Wilmington
$29,380
Edison-New Brunswick
$28,860