Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wausau, WI
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 Wausau, WI is $48,470 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.31 per hour. This is 6% above the national median of $45,590. 370 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Wausau, WI. Wages have grown 46% since 2014, when the median was $33,190.
Median Annual Salary
$48,470
Mean Annual
$48,180
Median Hourly
$23.31
Total Employed
370
Location Quotient
4.74
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Wausau, WI
$48,470
this metro
Wisconsin
$48,730
you earn -1% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn +6% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,470 |
| 2023 | $45,120 |
| 2022 | $38,880 |
| 2021 | $37,960 |
| 2020 | $39,890 |
| 2019 | $39,910 |
| 2018 | $39,220 |
| 2017 | $37,840 |
| 2016 | $38,190 |
| 2015 | $32,850 |
| 2014 | $33,190 |
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