The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $50,680 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,590.
Pay spans roughly $35,960 at the 10th percentile to $69,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.37 per hour. An estimated 540 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $50,680 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.37 |
| 10th percentile | $35,960 |
| 90th percentile | $69,930 |
| Employment | 540 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.