Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary — Dover, Delaware

The average Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dover, Delaware earns $45,500 a year.

$45,500 / year, mean
↓ 7.4% below national average 100th percentile in Delaware

Dover sits at the very top of the range for this role in Delaware — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Delaware

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
N/A
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 98 #80 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1871 #100 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $372,156 #66 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $72,872 #86 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Dover ranks #80 for cost of living and #66 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $68,590 Flint $61,680 Albany $61,480 Seattle $58,100 Portland $57,430 Detroit $56,610 Modesto $56,370 Louisville $56,030 Bellingham $55,750 Longview $55,740 Scranton $55,380 Mount Vernon $54,920 Saginaw $54,900 Kiryas Joel $54,580 Albany $54,150 Lafayette $53,950 Reading $53,900 Buffalo $53,770 Santa Rosa $53,710 Vallejo $53,680 Lansing $53,420 Chicago $53,350 Allentown $53,270 Bend $52,810 Glens Falls $52,530 Lynchburg $52,480 Salem $52,440 Sacramento $52,430 Napa $52,080 Los Angeles $51,910 San Diego $51,690 Ithaca $51,310 Philadelphia $51,070 Utica $50,910 Medford $50,720 Chambersburg $50,710 Spokane $50,630 Staunton $50,510 Oxnard $50,390 San Francisco $50,280 Kokomo $50,140 Bowling Green $49,910 Lancaster $49,860 New York $49,750 Kankakee $49,530 Kingston $49,430 Roanoke $49,390 Yakima $49,000 Evansville $48,900 Stockton $48,640 Champaign $48,460 Merced $48,410 Pittsburgh $48,120 York $48,060 Virginia Beach $47,990 Baltimore $47,860 Riverside $47,800 Fresno $47,610 Ann Arbor $47,590 Richmond $47,390 Rockford $47,350 Indianapolis $47,320 Eugene $47,090 Austin $47,000 Columbus $46,870 Rochester $46,870 Gettysburg $46,780 Peoria $46,720 Harrisburg $46,680 Bakersfield $46,600 Grand Rapids $46,510 Muskegon $46,210 Texarkana $46,210 Amarillo $46,010 Williamsport $45,880 Elkhart $45,810 Odessa $45,650 South Bend $45,560 Dover $45,500 Hagerstown $45,480 Huntington $45,390 Bloomington $45,290 Tampa $45,220 Midland $45,140 Lebanon $45,010 Fort Wayne $44,930 Binghamton $44,640 Erie $44,480 Dallas $44,470 Killeen $44,400 Muncie $44,320 Kalamazoo $44,230 Syracuse $44,210 Sherman $44,200 Jacksonville $44,170 Houston $43,930 Jackson $43,900 Michigan City $43,560 Wichita Falls $43,530 Lexington $43,510 Trenton $43,510 Visalia $43,200 Elmira $43,010 Altoona $42,940 San Antonio $42,870 Ocala $42,850 Niles $42,840 Longview $42,770 Paducah $42,720 Traverse City $42,400 Battle Creek $42,320 Owensboro $42,250 Bay City $42,240 Orlando $42,130 Lakeland $42,010 State College $41,660 Palm Bay $41,450 Abilene $41,400 Miami $41,040 Waco $40,980 Monroe $40,540 Port St. Lucie $40,500 Corpus Christi $40,300 College Station $40,150 Tyler $39,970 Lubbock $39,690 Deltona $39,450 Sarasota $39,400 Johnstown $37,610 Brownsville $36,280 El Paso $35,520 McAllen $34,620
CityMean salaryvs. Dover
Abilene, Texas$41,400-9.0%
Albany, Oregon$61,480+35.1%
Albany, New York$54,150+19.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$53,270+17.1%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$42,940-5.6%
Amarillo, Texas$46,010+1.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$47,590+4.6%
Austin, Texas$47,000+3.3%
Bakersfield, California$46,600+2.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$47,860+5.2%
Battle Creek, Michigan$42,320-7.0%
Bay City, Michigan$42,240-7.2%
Bellingham, Washington$55,750+22.5%
Bend, Oregon$52,810+16.1%
Binghamton, New York$44,640-1.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$45,290-0.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$49,910+9.7%
Brownsville, Texas$36,280-20.3%
Buffalo, New York$53,770+18.2%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$50,710+11.5%
Champaign, Illinois$48,460+6.5%
Chicago, Illinois$53,350+17.3%
College Station, Texas$40,150-11.8%
Columbus, Indiana$46,870+3.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$40,300-11.4%
Dallas, Texas$44,470-2.3%
Deltona, Florida$39,450-13.3%
Detroit, Michigan$56,610+24.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$45,810+0.7%
Elmira, New York$43,010-5.5%
El Paso, Texas$35,520-21.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$44,480-2.2%
Eugene, Oregon$47,090+3.5%
Evansville, Indiana$48,900+7.5%
Flint, Michigan$61,680+35.6%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$44,930-1.3%
Fresno, California$47,610+4.6%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$46,780+2.8%
Glens Falls, New York$52,530+15.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$46,510+2.2%
Hagerstown, Maryland$45,480-0.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$46,680+2.6%
Houston, Texas$43,930-3.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$45,390-0.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$47,320+4.0%
Ithaca, New York$51,310+12.8%
Jackson, Michigan$43,900-3.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$44,170-2.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$37,610-17.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$44,230-2.8%
Kankakee, Illinois$49,530+8.9%
Killeen, Texas$44,400-2.4%
Kingston, New York$49,430+8.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$54,580+20.0%
Kokomo, Indiana$50,140+10.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$53,950+18.6%
Lakeland, Florida$42,010-7.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$49,860+9.6%
Lansing, Michigan$53,420+17.4%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$45,010-1.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$43,510-4.4%
Longview, Texas$42,770-6.0%
Longview, Washington$55,740+22.5%
Los Angeles, California$51,910+14.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$56,030+23.1%
Lubbock, Texas$39,690-12.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$52,480+15.3%
McAllen, Texas$34,620-23.9%
Medford, Oregon$50,720+11.5%
Merced, California$48,410+6.4%
Miami, Florida$41,040-9.8%
Michigan City, Indiana$43,560-4.3%
Midland, Texas$45,140-0.8%
Modesto, California$56,370+23.9%
Monroe, Michigan$40,540-10.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$54,920+20.7%
Muncie, Indiana$44,320-2.6%
Muskegon, Michigan$46,210+1.6%
Napa, California$52,080+14.5%
New York, New York$49,750+9.3%
Niles, Michigan$42,840-5.8%
Sarasota, Florida$39,400-13.4%
Ocala, Florida$42,850-5.8%
Odessa, Texas$45,650+0.3%
Orlando, Florida$42,130-7.4%
Owensboro, Kentucky$42,250-7.1%
Oxnard, California$50,390+10.7%
Paducah, Kentucky$42,720-6.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$41,450-8.9%
Peoria, Illinois$46,720+2.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$51,070+12.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$48,120+5.8%
Portland, Oregon$57,430+26.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$40,500-11.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$53,900+18.5%
Richmond, Virginia$47,390+4.2%
Riverside, California$47,800+5.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$49,390+8.5%
Rochester, New York$46,870+3.0%
Rockford, Illinois$47,350+4.1%
Sacramento, California$52,430+15.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$54,900+20.7%
Salem, Oregon$52,440+15.3%
San Antonio, Texas$42,870-5.8%
San Diego, California$51,690+13.6%
San Francisco, California$50,280+10.5%
San Jose, California$68,590+50.7%
Santa Rosa, California$53,710+18.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$55,380+21.7%
Seattle, Washington$58,100+27.7%
Sherman, Texas$44,200-2.9%
South Bend, Indiana$45,560+0.1%
Spokane, Washington$50,630+11.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$41,660-8.4%
Staunton, Virginia$50,510+11.0%
Stockton, California$48,640+6.9%
Syracuse, New York$44,210-2.8%
Tampa, Florida$45,220-0.6%
Texarkana, Texas$46,210+1.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$42,400-6.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$43,510-4.4%
Tyler, Texas$39,970-12.2%
Utica, New York$50,910+11.9%
Vallejo, California$53,680+18.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$47,990+5.5%
Visalia, California$43,200-5.1%
Waco, Texas$40,980-9.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$43,530-4.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$45,880+0.8%
Yakima, Washington$49,000+7.7%
York, Pennsylvania$48,060+5.6%
Gross salary
45,500/yr
Estimated take-home
36,781/yr
Est. total withheld
19.2%

Single filer, federal + Delaware state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-4031 SOC code
Official area Dover, DE BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 20100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: de_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Delaware

Population (metro area)
185,043