Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kentucky
SOC 51-4031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky is $48,170 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.16 per hour. This is 6% above the national median of $45,590. 6,610 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kentucky. Wages have grown 42% since 2014, when the median was $33,830.
Median Annual Salary
$48,170
Mean Annual
$50,190
Median Hourly
$23.16
Total Employed
6,610
Location Quotient
2.93
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Kentucky
$48,170
this metro
United States
$45,590
you earn +6% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,170 |
| 2023 | $45,700 |
| 2022 | $37,660 |
| 2021 | $37,470 |
| 2020 | $39,410 |
| 2019 | $38,130 |
| 2018 | $38,060 |
| 2017 | $37,100 |
| 2016 | $37,820 |
| 2015 | $35,100 |
| 2014 | $33,830 |
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