The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texarkana, TX-AR is $41,620 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,900.
Pay spans roughly $33,690 at the 10th percentile to $51,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.01 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texarkana, TX-AR.
| Median (annual) | $41,620 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,900 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.01 |
| 10th percentile | $33,690 |
| 90th percentile | $51,190 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.