The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Richmond, VA is $47,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,800.
Pay spans roughly $29,900 at the 10th percentile to $56,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.91 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Richmond, VA.
| Median (annual) | $47,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.91 |
| 10th percentile | $29,900 |
| 90th percentile | $56,210 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.