The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington is $49,590 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,860.
Pay spans roughly $39,940 at the 10th percentile to $68,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.84 per hour. An estimated 2,120 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington.
| Median (annual) | $49,590 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,860 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.84 |
| 10th percentile | $39,940 |
| 90th percentile | $68,380 |
| Employment | 2,120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.