The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Corpus Christi, TX is $35,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,200.
Pay spans roughly $28,740 at the 10th percentile to $46,280 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.30 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Corpus Christi, TX.
| Median (annual) | $35,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.30 |
| 10th percentile | $28,740 |
| 90th percentile | $46,280 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.