The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $31,830 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $34,440.
Pay spans roughly $24,050 at the 10th percentile to $44,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $15.30 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
| Median (annual) | $31,830 |
| Mean (annual) | $34,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $15.30 |
| 10th percentile | $24,050 |
| 90th percentile | $44,850 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.