Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $43,350 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.84 per hour. This is 5% below the national median of $45,590. 60 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Wages have grown 16% since 2014, when the median was $37,230.
Median Annual Salary
$43,350
Mean Annual
$44,260
Median Hourly
$20.84
Total Employed
60
Location Quotient
0.13
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$43,350
this metro
Louisiana
$43,580
you earn -1% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn -5% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $43,350 |
| 2022 | $37,970 |
| 2021 | $38,710 |
| 2020 | $45,330 |
| 2019 | $42,660 |
| 2018 | $41,780 |
| 2017 | $35,930 |
| 2016 | $34,290 |
| 2015 | $36,550 |
| 2014 | $37,230 |
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