The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Albuquerque, NM is $39,630 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,080.
Pay spans roughly $34,510 at the 10th percentile to $52,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.05 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albuquerque, NM.
| Median (annual) | $39,630 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,080 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.05 |
| 10th percentile | $34,510 |
| 90th percentile | $52,000 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.