The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tucson, AZ is $42,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,210.
Pay spans roughly $34,640 at the 10th percentile to $55,980 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.58 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, AZ.
| Median (annual) | $42,800 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,210 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.58 |
| 10th percentile | $34,640 |
| 90th percentile | $55,980 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.