The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Jackson, TN is $40,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,440.
Pay spans roughly $34,340 at the 10th percentile to $50,670 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.65 per hour. An estimated 380 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, TN.
| Median (annual) | $40,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.65 |
| 10th percentile | $34,340 |
| 90th percentile | $50,670 |
| Employment | 380 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.