The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Longview-Kelso, WA is $47,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,220.
Pay spans roughly $37,840 at the 10th percentile to $79,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.04 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Longview-Kelso, WA.
| Median (annual) | $47,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,220 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.04 |
| 10th percentile | $37,840 |
| 90th percentile | $79,500 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.