The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $38,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,970.
Pay spans roughly $31,370 at the 10th percentile to $49,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.34 per hour. An estimated 730 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
| Median (annual) | $38,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.34 |
| 10th percentile | $31,370 |
| 90th percentile | $49,840 |
| Employment | 730 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.