The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Johnson City, TN is $38,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,370.
Pay spans roughly $32,140 at the 10th percentile to $47,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.49 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Johnson City, TN.
| Median (annual) | $38,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,370 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.49 |
| 10th percentile | $32,140 |
| 90th percentile | $47,480 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.