The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rocky Mount, NC is $38,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,610.
Pay spans roughly $28,090 at the 10th percentile to $55,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.71 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rocky Mount, NC.
| Median (annual) | $38,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,610 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.71 |
| 10th percentile | $28,090 |
| 90th percentile | $55,030 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.