The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Jonesboro, AR is $49,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,660.
Pay spans roughly $36,210 at the 10th percentile to $49,990 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.03 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jonesboro, AR.
| Median (annual) | $49,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.03 |
| 10th percentile | $36,210 |
| 90th percentile | $49,990 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.