The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $41,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,950.
Pay spans roughly $35,320 at the 10th percentile to $57,800 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.97 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
| Median (annual) | $41,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.97 |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 |
| 90th percentile | $57,800 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.