The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fayetteville, NC is $67,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,060.
Pay spans roughly $36,050 at the 10th percentile to $75,890 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $32.30 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fayetteville, NC.
| Median (annual) | $67,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,060 |
| Median (hourly) | $32.30 |
| 10th percentile | $36,050 |
| 90th percentile | $75,890 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.