The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is $42,680 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,350.
Pay spans roughly $34,830 at the 10th percentile to $49,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.52 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
| Median (annual) | $42,680 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.52 |
| 10th percentile | $34,830 |
| 90th percentile | $49,200 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.