The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, CA is $49,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,880.
Pay spans roughly $36,960 at the 10th percentile to $55,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.58 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
| Median (annual) | $49,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.58 |
| 10th percentile | $36,960 |
| 90th percentile | $55,340 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.