The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Florida is $37,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,890.
Pay spans roughly $31,240 at the 10th percentile to $49,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.11 per hour. An estimated 2,730 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Florida.
| Median (annual) | $37,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,890 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.11 |
| 10th percentile | $31,240 |
| 90th percentile | $49,640 |
| Employment | 2,730 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.