The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is $45,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,230.
Pay spans roughly $38,160 at the 10th percentile to $55,580 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.98 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA.
| Median (annual) | $45,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.98 |
| 10th percentile | $38,160 |
| 90th percentile | $55,580 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.