The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $44,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,120.
Pay spans roughly $35,830 at the 10th percentile to $56,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.20 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
| Median (annual) | $44,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.20 |
| 10th percentile | $35,830 |
| 90th percentile | $56,320 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.