The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $44,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,530.
Pay spans roughly $35,360 at the 10th percentile to $62,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.40 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC.
| Median (annual) | $44,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.40 |
| 10th percentile | $35,360 |
| 90th percentile | $62,700 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.