The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is $36,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $35,740.
Pay spans roughly $23,990 at the 10th percentile to $48,540 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.74 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
| Median (annual) | $36,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $35,740 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.74 |
| 10th percentile | $23,990 |
| 90th percentile | $48,540 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.