The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Salem, OR is $50,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,660.
Pay spans roughly $43,450 at the 10th percentile to $60,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.38 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salem, OR.
| Median (annual) | $50,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.38 |
| 10th percentile | $43,450 |
| 90th percentile | $60,320 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.