The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Winston-Salem, NC is $47,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,180.
Pay spans roughly $34,060 at the 10th percentile to $74,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.76 per hour. An estimated 450 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem, NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,180 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.76 |
| 10th percentile | $34,060 |
| 90th percentile | $74,050 |
| Employment | 450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.