The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbia, SC is $45,610 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,590.
Pay spans roughly $36,720 at the 10th percentile to $51,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.93 per hour. An estimated 410 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbia, SC.
| Median (annual) | $45,610 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.93 |
| 10th percentile | $36,720 |
| 90th percentile | $51,660 |
| Employment | 410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.