The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $39,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,120.
Pay spans roughly $32,030 at the 10th percentile to $48,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.02 per hour. An estimated 500 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
| Median (annual) | $39,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.02 |
| 10th percentile | $32,030 |
| 90th percentile | $48,660 |
| Employment | 500 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.