The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Hattiesburg, MS is $28,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $33,220.
Pay spans roughly $28,310 at the 10th percentile to $45,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $13.61 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hattiesburg, MS.
| Median (annual) | $28,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $33,220 |
| Median (hourly) | $13.61 |
| 10th percentile | $28,310 |
| 90th percentile | $45,180 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.