The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bellingham, WA is $53,630 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,710.
Pay spans roughly $37,670 at the 10th percentile to $65,580 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.79 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bellingham, WA.
| Median (annual) | $53,630 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.79 |
| 10th percentile | $37,670 |
| 90th percentile | $65,580 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.