The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $38,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,330.
Pay spans roughly $32,410 at the 10th percentile to $55,230 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.50 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
| Median (annual) | $38,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.50 |
| 10th percentile | $32,410 |
| 90th percentile | $55,230 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.