Lebanon, PA · SOC 51-4031

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Lebanon 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 Lebanon, PA 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

$44,400

per year in the Lebanon metro

4% below

National Median

$46,330

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$21.34/hr

median hourly

Employment

90

jobs in the Lebanon metro

The Lebanon pay distribution spans from $33,840 at the 10th percentile to $59,050 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 $37,490 and the 75th at $48,640, so half of Lebanon-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 Lebanon, PA 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 PA 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 Lebanon Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$33,840
25th$37,490
Median$44,400
75th$48,640
90th$59,050

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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 Lebanon metro area?

How much do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make in the Lebanon metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lebanon, PA is $44,400 ($21.34/hour). The salary range spans from $33,840 at the 10th percentile to $59,050 at the 90th percentile.
How does Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in the Lebanon metro compare nationally? ▼
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Lebanon, PA is 4% below the national median of $46,330. There are approximately 90 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 Lebanon, PA wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.