Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Auburn-Opelika, AL
SOC 51-4031 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $35,630 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.13 per hour. This is 22% below the national median of $45,590. 240 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Auburn-Opelika, AL. Wages have grown 100% since 2014, when the median was $17,850.
Median Annual Salary
$35,630
Mean Annual
$35,450
Median Hourly
$17.13
Total Employed
240
Location Quotient
2.93
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Auburn-Opelika, AL
$35,630
this metro
Alabama
$39,460
you earn -10% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn -22% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,630 |
| 2023 | $35,520 |
| 2022 | $32,010 |
| 2021 | $35,090 |
| 2020 | $30,670 |
| 2019 | $32,630 |
| 2018 | $27,330 |
| 2017 | $28,090 |
| 2016 | $19,160 |
| 2015 | $18,230 |
| 2014 | $17,850 |
Related Production Occupations Jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL
Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.