The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $43,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,040.
Pay spans roughly $34,000 at the 10th percentile to $56,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.07 per hour. An estimated 3,950 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $43,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.07 |
| 10th percentile | $34,000 |
| 90th percentile | $56,770 |
| Employment | 3,950 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.