The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Killeen-Temple, TX is $38,510 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,640.
Pay spans roughly $28,820 at the 10th percentile to $61,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.51 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Killeen-Temple, TX.
| Median (annual) | $38,510 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.51 |
| 10th percentile | $28,820 |
| 90th percentile | $61,570 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.