The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia is $45,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,460.
Pay spans roughly $34,510 at the 10th percentile to $56,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.04 per hour. An estimated 2,090 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $45,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,460 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.04 |
| 10th percentile | $34,510 |
| 90th percentile | $56,020 |
| Employment | 2,090 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.