Average Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic Salary in Ithaca, NY

Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Ithaca, NY earn a median annual salary of $49,380, which is +8.3% compared to the national median. There are 80 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Ithaca, NY (metro area).

$49,380

Ithaca, NY median annual wage

$24/hour median

+8.3%

Difference vs national median

National median is $45,590

Local employment

1.7 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.50

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $34,710
25th: $46,870
Median: $49,380
75th: $58,320
90th: $58,320

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Ithaca, NY, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

103.3%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$47,795

Goods: 99.7%
Services: 131.6%
Rents: 128.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Flint, MI	$74,080	Compare	450
Fayetteville, NC	$67,180	Compare	80
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$62,760	Compare	60
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,930	Compare	2,950
Rome, GA	$61,670	Compare	240
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,340	Compare	570

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Ithaca, NY

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$168,690	0.84
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$160,100	0.78
Industrial Production Managers	$154,310	0.42
Marketing Managers	$150,940	0.62
Sales Managers	$150,390	0.38
Financial Managers	$143,290	0.76
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,030	13.99
Human Resources Managers	$136,920	0.75

Ithaca, NY has salary data for 238 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Computer And Information Systems Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Ithaca, NY

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic are projected to change by -12.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 14,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.