The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina is $42,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,970.
Pay spans roughly $35,280 at the 10th percentile to $60,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.38 per hour. An estimated 3,620 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $42,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.38 |
| 10th percentile | $35,280 |
| 90th percentile | $60,450 |
| Employment | 3,620 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.