The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is $41,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,980.
Pay spans roughly $34,770 at the 10th percentile to $45,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.97 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
| Median (annual) | $41,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,980 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.97 |
| 10th percentile | $34,770 |
| 90th percentile | $45,850 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.