The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $43,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,000.
Pay spans roughly $34,530 at the 10th percentile to $51,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.84 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
| Median (annual) | $43,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.84 |
| 10th percentile | $34,530 |
| 90th percentile | $51,470 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.