The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Modesto, CA is $48,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,330.
Pay spans roughly $36,980 at the 10th percentile to $60,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.34 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Modesto, CA.
| Median (annual) | $48,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.34 |
| 10th percentile | $36,980 |
| 90th percentile | $60,090 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.