The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $44,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,870.
Pay spans roughly $34,090 at the 10th percentile to $50,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.17 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA.
| Median (annual) | $44,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.17 |
| 10th percentile | $34,090 |
| 90th percentile | $50,120 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.