The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $46,010 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,780.
Pay spans roughly $35,950 at the 10th percentile to $79,160 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.12 per hour. An estimated 1,290 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
| Median (annual) | $46,010 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.12 |
| 10th percentile | $35,950 |
| 90th percentile | $79,160 |
| Employment | 1,290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.