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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in New Jersey
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey earn a median $45,680 a year, 1% below the U.S. median.
- Median in NJ
- $45,680 a year
- U.S. median
- $46,330 a year
- Employment
- 1,950
- Location quotient
- 0.41
- Share of jobs vs. U.S. (1.00 = same)
Pay range in New Jersey
- Median (50%)
- $45,680 · $21.96 an hour
- Mean (average)
- $47,670 · $22.92 an hour (estimate error ±1.9%)
- 10th percentile
- $36,700 · $17.65 an hour
- 25th percentile
- $40,130 · $19.29 an hour
- 75th percentile
- $51,800 · $24.90 an hour
- 90th percentile
- $60,950 · $29.31 an hour
- Employment
- 1,950 (estimate error ±12.8%)
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.46
- Location quotient
- 0.41 (1.00 = national share)
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in New Jersey
Includes metro areas that cross into this state and nonmetropolitan areas
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| Area | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $60,080 | 730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,000 | 1,840 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,360 | 2,400 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $39,000 | 90 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in New Jersey?
- The median wage for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Jersey is $45,680 a year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). There are about 1,950 jobs in the state.
- Where in New Jersey do cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn the most?
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ has the highest median wage in the state for this occupation at $60,080 a year.