The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $40,190 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,650.
Pay spans roughly $30,150 at the 10th percentile to $54,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.32 per hour. An estimated 460 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
| Median (annual) | $40,190 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.32 |
| 10th percentile | $30,150 |
| 90th percentile | $54,200 |
| Employment | 460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.