The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $46,960 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,470.
Pay spans roughly $37,910 at the 10th percentile to $58,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.58 per hour. An estimated 930 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
| Median (annual) | $46,960 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,470 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.58 |
| 10th percentile | $37,910 |
| 90th percentile | $58,930 |
| Employment | 930 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.