The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $40,270 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,710.
Pay spans roughly $30,700 at the 10th percentile to $51,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.36 per hour. An estimated 350 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greensboro-High Point, NC.
| Median (annual) | $40,270 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.36 |
| 10th percentile | $30,700 |
| 90th percentile | $51,380 |
| Employment | 350 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.