The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Birmingham, AL is $41,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,400.
Pay spans roughly $32,250 at the 10th percentile to $52,710 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.81 per hour. An estimated 1,450 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham, AL.
| Median (annual) | $41,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.81 |
| 10th percentile | $32,250 |
| 90th percentile | $52,710 |
| Employment | 1,450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.