The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cleveland, TN is $39,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,160.
Pay spans roughly $30,370 at the 10th percentile to $47,670 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.90 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cleveland, TN.
| Median (annual) | $39,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.90 |
| 10th percentile | $30,370 |
| 90th percentile | $47,670 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.