The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $42,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,640.
Pay spans roughly $33,990 at the 10th percentile to $56,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.57 per hour. An estimated 3,670 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
| Median (annual) | $42,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.57 |
| 10th percentile | $33,990 |
| 90th percentile | $56,100 |
| Employment | 3,670 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.