The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in West Virginia is $53,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,410.
Pay spans roughly $34,250 at the 10th percentile to $64,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.70 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $53,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.70 |
| 10th percentile | $34,250 |
| 90th percentile | $64,730 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.