Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,250
25th Percentile Wage
$38,370
50th Percentile Wage
$46,870
75th Percentile Wage
$66,410
90th Percentile Wage
$66,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,870. 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
$46,870
16.71% 37.06%
2021
$39,040
2.28% -
2020
$38,150
3.88% -
2019
$36,670
1.36% -
2018
$36,170
6.66% -
2017
$33,760
-1.27% -
2016
$34,190
6.11% -
2015
$32,100
-1.06% -
2014
$32,440
4.90% -
2013
$30,850
4.38% -
2012
$29,500
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,870, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of New York, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary $45,060). In comparison, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$46,870
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$45,060
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$41,510
Rochester
$41,380
Glens Falls
$40,810
Binghamton
$39,160
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,260
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,960
Syracuse
$37,800
Kingston
$37,530
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,150
Elmira
$36,930
Utica-Rome
$35,930
Nassau-Suffolk
$34,550
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$32,010
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$30,980
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,570

See also: Top paying jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York.