The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Jackson, MS is $43,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,640.
Pay spans roughly $30,620 at the 10th percentile to $56,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.15 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MS.
| Median (annual) | $43,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.15 |
| 10th percentile | $30,620 |
| 90th percentile | $56,500 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.