The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $44,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,710.
Pay spans roughly $37,890 at the 10th percentile to $61,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.21 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
| Median (annual) | $44,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.21 |
| 10th percentile | $37,890 |
| 90th percentile | $61,290 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.