The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Amarillo, TX is $47,010 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,310.
Pay spans roughly $29,410 at the 10th percentile to $53,790 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.60 per hour. An estimated 250 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Amarillo, TX.
| Median (annual) | $47,010 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.60 |
| 10th percentile | $29,410 |
| 90th percentile | $53,790 |
| Employment | 250 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.