Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
$50,080avg. a year
$24.08 an hour · 4,490 employed
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area earn an average of $50,080 a year. That is about the same as the Minnesota average of $50,850. The U.S. average is $48,430.
$48,710Median pay
$24.08Average hourly
-2%vs. Minnesota average
4,490Jobs in this metro
Other Minnesota metro areas
Average pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in other Minnesota metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
160 jobs
Mankato, MN
$55,260
$26.57 an hour
2160 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$53,040
$25.50 an hour
3200 jobs
Rochester, MN
$52,360
$25.18 an hour
4110 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$52,110
$25.05 an hour
5110 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$51,180
$24.61 an hour
6180 jobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$46,180
$22.20 an hour
7190 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$44,870
$21.57 an hour
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How Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $63,300 |
| Machinists | $63,000 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $51,390 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $51,350 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $57,790 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $52,850 |
Questions and answers
How much do cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
The average is $50,080 a year, and the median is $48,710. About 4,490 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Minnesota average?
That is about the same as the Minnesota average of $50,850.
Is this job common in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
It makes up 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.09 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4031. Metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33460). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.