Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
SOC 51-4031 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $49,450 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.77 per hour. This is 8% above the national median of $45,590. 300 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Wages have grown 42% since 2014, when the median was $34,840.
Median Annual Salary
$49,450
Mean Annual
$48,880
Median Hourly
$23.77
Total Employed
300
Location Quotient
0.65
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
$49,450
this metro
Iowa
$47,850
you earn +3% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn +8% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $49,450 |
| 2023 | $38,820 |
| 2022 | $36,900 |
| 2021 | $38,370 |
| 2020 | $35,680 |
| 2019 | $37,570 |
| 2018 | $40,900 |
| 2017 | $40,070 |
| 2016 | $38,140 |
| 2015 | $35,690 |
| 2014 | $34,840 |
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