The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Burlington, NC is $43,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,160.
Pay spans roughly $35,330 at the 10th percentile to $52,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.83 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Burlington, NC.
| Median (annual) | $43,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.83 |
| 10th percentile | $35,330 |
| 90th percentile | $52,430 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.