The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California is $47,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,670.
Pay spans roughly $37,010 at the 10th percentile to $61,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.64 per hour. An estimated 7,340 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California.
| Median (annual) | $47,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.64 |
| 10th percentile | $37,010 |
| 90th percentile | $61,210 |
| Employment | 7,340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.