The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $39,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,490.
Pay spans roughly $32,460 at the 10th percentile to $48,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.83 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
| Median (annual) | $39,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,490 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.83 |
| 10th percentile | $32,460 |
| 90th percentile | $48,660 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.