Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,010
25th Percentile Wage
$44,640
50th Percentile Wage
$48,120
75th Percentile Wage
$59,800
90th Percentile Wage
$85,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,010.

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
$48,120
3.24% 17.83%
2021
$46,560
7.26% -
2020
$43,180
4.91% -
2019
$41,060
-0.44% -
2018
$41,240
-0.22% -
2017
$41,330
4.06% -
2016
$39,650
4.56% -
2015
$37,840
3.51% -
2014
$36,510
-5.29% -
2013
$38,440
-2.86% -
2012
$39,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,120 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Bellingham and 39.3 percent (39.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bellingham
$48,980
Longview
$48,330
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$48,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$47,020
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$42,390
Spokane
$41,820
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$41,780
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$40,660
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$40,060
Tacoma
$39,890
Yakima
$38,780
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$38,760
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$29,340
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$29,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington.