The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $47,840 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,050.
Pay spans roughly $37,340 at the 10th percentile to $55,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.00 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $47,840 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.00 |
| 10th percentile | $37,340 |
| 90th percentile | $55,220 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.