The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tuscaloosa, AL is $38,620 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,820.
Pay spans roughly $32,600 at the 10th percentile to $61,230 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.57 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tuscaloosa, AL.
| Median (annual) | $38,620 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,820 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.57 |
| 10th percentile | $32,600 |
| 90th percentile | $61,230 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.