Ithaca, NY · SOC 51-4031

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Ithaca Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Ithaca, NY BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$50,980

per year in the Ithaca metro

+10% above

National Median

$46,330

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$24.51/hr

median hourly

Employment

70

jobs in the Ithaca metro

The Ithaca pay distribution spans from $36,190 at the 10th percentile to $60,210 at the 90th, a 1.7× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $48,390 and the 75th at $60,210, so half of Ithaca-based cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Ithaca, NY covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NY estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Ithaca Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$36,190
25th$48,390
Median$50,980
75th$60,210
90th$60,210

Top Paying Jobs in Ithaca

1. General Internal Medicine Physicians $370,320 2. Psychiatrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $280,210 3. Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $268,170 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers $168,410 5. Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $167,480 6. Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $166,530 7. Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $164,420 8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $159,720 9. Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $156,140 10. Financial Managers $152,410

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make in the Ithaca metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ithaca, NY is $50,980 ($24.51/hour). The salary range spans from $36,190 at the 10th percentile to $60,210 at the 90th percentile.
How does Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in the Ithaca metro compare nationally? ▼
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Ithaca, NY is +10% above the national median of $46,330. There are approximately 70 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Ithaca, NY wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.