The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $54,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,960.
Pay spans roughly $41,990 at the 10th percentile to $74,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.04 per hour. An estimated 1,260 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $54,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.04 |
| 10th percentile | $41,990 |
| 90th percentile | $74,320 |
| Employment | 1,260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.