The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $58,590 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $66,860.
Pay spans roughly $43,120 at the 10th percentile to $104,980 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.17 per hour. An estimated 450 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $58,590 |
| Mean (annual) | $66,860 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.17 |
| 10th percentile | $43,120 |
| 90th percentile | $104,980 |
| Employment | 450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.