The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $42,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,530.
Pay spans roughly $32,790 at the 10th percentile to $48,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.41 per hour. An estimated 180 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
| Median (annual) | $42,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.41 |
| 10th percentile | $32,790 |
| 90th percentile | $48,460 |
| Employment | 180 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.