Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas
Local pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4031
$42,720
median pay, Texas
13,290
employed in Texas
-7.8%
vs U.S. median
-12.1%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Texas
Texas · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas earn between $36,940 and $47,460 a year; the U.S. median is $46,330.
$34,340
P10
$36,940
P25
$42,720
MEDIAN
$47,460
P75
$57,370
P90
Pay by metro in Texas
$49,690
$45,600
$45,470
$44,820
$44,610
$43,950
$43,420
$41,740
$20k $50k $80k