Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
$46,510avg. a year
$22.36 an hour · 4,270 employed
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area earn an average of $46,510 a year. That is $5,370 (10%) less than the Michigan average of $51,880. The U.S. average is $48,430.
$42,050Median pay
$22.36Average hourly
-10%vs. Michigan average
4,270Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
1380 jobs
Flint, MI
$61,680
$29.65 an hour
211,650 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$56,610
$27.22 an hour
3390 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$54,900
$26.40 an hour
4450 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$53,420
$25.68 an hour
5410 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$47,590
$22.88 an hour
6360 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$46,210
$22.22 an hour
7380 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$45,560
$21.91 an hour
8280 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$44,230
$21.26 an hour
9240 jobs
Jackson, MI
$43,900
$21.11 an hour
10330 jobs
Niles, MI
$42,840
$20.60 an hour
1170 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$42,400
$20.39 an hour
12100 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$42,320
$20.35 an hour
1340 jobs
Bay City, MI
$42,240
$20.31 an hour
14260 jobs
Monroe, MI
$40,540
$19.49 an hour
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How Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $51,840 |
| Machinists | $53,290 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $42,830 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $42,930 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,680 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $44,480 |
Questions and answers
How much do cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood?
The average is $46,510 a year, and the median is $42,050. About 4,270 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $5,370 (10%) less than the Michigan average of $51,880.
Is this job common in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood?
It makes up 7.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 6.48 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: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 24340). 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.