The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $38,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,560.
Pay spans roughly $34,680 at the 10th percentile to $60,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.49 per hour. An estimated 450 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $38,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.49 |
| 10th percentile | $34,680 |
| 90th percentile | $60,840 |
| Employment | 450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.