The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Longview, TX is $37,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,770.
Pay spans roughly $28,910 at the 10th percentile to $53,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.23 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Longview, TX.
| Median (annual) | $37,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,770 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.23 |
| 10th percentile | $28,910 |
| 90th percentile | $53,380 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.