The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, GA-AL is $33,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $33,590.
Pay spans roughly $23,330 at the 10th percentile to $39,600 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.11 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, GA-AL.
| Median (annual) | $33,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $33,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.11 |
| 10th percentile | $23,330 |
| 90th percentile | $39,600 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.