The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Knoxville, TN is $47,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,620.
Pay spans roughly $36,070 at the 10th percentile to $50,140 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.66 per hour. An estimated 740 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $47,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.66 |
| 10th percentile | $36,070 |
| 90th percentile | $50,140 |
| Employment | 740 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.