The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $44,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,810.
Pay spans roughly $38,190 at the 10th percentile to $54,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.52 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $44,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.52 |
| 10th percentile | $38,190 |
| 90th percentile | $54,550 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.