The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $52,350 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,960.
Pay spans roughly $40,300 at the 10th percentile to $64,160 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.17 per hour. An estimated 700 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $52,350 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.17 |
| 10th percentile | $40,300 |
| 90th percentile | $64,160 |
| Employment | 700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.