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Average Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic Salary in Jefferson City, MO

Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Jefferson City, MO earn a median annual salary of $37,190, which is -18.4% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$37,190
Jefferson City, MO median annual wage
$18/hour median
-18.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,590
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,550
25th
$35,550
Median
$37,190
75th
$44,010
90th
$47,900

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 Jefferson City, MO, 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
88.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,273
Goods: 94.2%
Services: 85.5%
Rents: 62.1%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Flint, MI$74,080Compare450
Fayetteville, NC$67,180Compare80
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$62,760Compare60
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,930Compare2,950
Rome, GA$61,670Compare240
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,340Compare570

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 Jefferson City, MO

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$223,2300.75
Physicians, All Other$209,5000.42
Dentists, General$194,3800.79
Architectural And Engineering Managers$134,5300.59
Chief Executives$132,3501.37
Pharmacists$127,9300.68
Nurse Practitioners$124,8500.80
Natural Sciences Managers$120,6400.67

Jefferson City, MO has salary data for 289 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Jefferson City, MO

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.