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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rocky Mount, NC

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
Employment80

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.