The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wilmington, NC is $40,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,680.
Pay spans roughly $30,300 at the 10th percentile to $48,890 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.35 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wilmington, NC.
| Median (annual) | $40,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,680 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.35 |
| 10th percentile | $30,300 |
| 90th percentile | $48,890 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.