The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is $43,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,070.
Pay spans roughly $30,050 at the 10th percentile to $61,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.04 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.
| Median (annual) | $43,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,070 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.04 |
| 10th percentile | $30,050 |
| 90th percentile | $61,200 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.