Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kansas

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$46,840

Median hourly

$23

Average annual

$48,770

Employed in state

1.9K

The median annual salary for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas is $46,840, or about $23 an hour. That is 1% higher than the national median.

Pay in Kansas ranges from $36,360 at the 10th percentile to $63,150 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.9K people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Kansas

10th$36,360

25th$39,520

Median$46,840

75th$53,670

90th$63,150

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.52
Daily: $180
Weekly: $901
Bi-weekly: $1,802
Monthly: $3,903
Annual: $46,840

$46,840 a year is around the 50th percentile for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kansas. The median is $46,840.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Kansas
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.50	$36,360
25th percentile	$19.00	$39,520
Median	$22.50	$46,840
75th percentile	$25.80	$53,670
90th percentile	$30.40	$63,150
Average (mean)	$23.40	$48,770
Employment	1,900 people

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Kansas

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Kansas City, MO-KS	$52,840	1.3K
Topeka, KS	$48,600	130
Lawrence, KS	$48,130	80
Manhattan, KS	$46,030	90
Wichita, KS	$45,460	620
Joplin, MO-KS	$40,930	150

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