The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Odessa, TX is $42,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,780.
Pay spans roughly $37,820 at the 10th percentile to $53,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.56 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Odessa, TX.
| Median (annual) | $42,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.56 |
| 10th percentile | $37,820 |
| 90th percentile | $53,080 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.