The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $45,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,340.
Pay spans roughly $36,410 at the 10th percentile to $57,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.11 per hour. An estimated 1,310 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $45,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.11 |
| 10th percentile | $36,410 |
| 90th percentile | $57,650 |
| Employment | 1,310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.