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

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

Median annual

$40,870

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$44,990

Employed in state

760

The median annual salary for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana is $40,870, or about $20 an hour. That is 12% lower than the national median.

Pay in Louisiana ranges from $35,730 at the 10th percentile to $60,960 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 760 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Louisiana

10th$35,730

25th$37,660

Median$40,870

75th$48,900

90th$60,960

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $19.65
Daily: $157
Weekly: $786
Bi-weekly: $1,572
Monthly: $3,406
Annual: $40,870

$40,870 a year is around the 50th percentile for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Louisiana. The median is $40,870.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Louisiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.20	$35,730
25th percentile	$18.10	$37,660
Median	$19.60	$40,870
75th percentile	$23.50	$48,900
90th percentile	$29.30	$60,960
Average (mean)	$21.60	$44,990
Employment	760 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Baton Rouge, LA	$47,240	310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$46,380	40
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$42,630	50
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$35,730	110

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