Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,760 a year (1% below the U.S. median of $46,330), based on about 2,590 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within Massachusetts. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.

Median annual pay

$45,760

1% below the U.S. median of $46,330

Average annual pay

$49,360

Mean wage

Pay range

$37,460–$64,160

10th to 90th percentile

Jobs in the state

2,590

Employees, May 2025

Median hourly pay

$22.00

Before taxes

The state's price level is 105.8 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $45,760 here equals roughly $43,251 after adjusting for the state's price level.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.