The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina is $42,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,050.
Pay spans roughly $31,760 at the 10th percentile to $63,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.35 per hour. An estimated 3,940 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $42,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.35 |
| 10th percentile | $31,760 |
| 90th percentile | $63,650 |
| Employment | 3,940 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.