The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $43,350 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,260.
Pay spans roughly $35,990 at the 10th percentile to $59,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.84 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
| Median (annual) | $43,350 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.84 |
| 10th percentile | $35,990 |
| 90th percentile | $59,840 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.