The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $46,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,930.
Pay spans roughly $36,860 at the 10th percentile to $60,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.37 per hour. An estimated 3,140 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $46,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.37 |
| 10th percentile | $36,860 |
| 90th percentile | $60,130 |
| Employment | 3,140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.