The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $46,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,340.
Pay spans roughly $38,040 at the 10th percentile to $58,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.50 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
| Median (annual) | $46,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.50 |
| 10th percentile | $38,040 |
| 90th percentile | $58,170 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.