Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $43,820 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.07 per hour. This is 4% below the national median of $45,590. 3,950 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Wages have grown 54% since 2014, when the median was $28,450.
Median Annual Salary
$43,820
Mean Annual
$44,040
Median Hourly
$21.07
Total Employed
3,950
Location Quotient
0.87
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$43,820
this metro
Texas
$41,620
you earn +5% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn -4% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $43,820 |
| 2023 | $39,490 |
| 2022 | $37,580 |
| 2021 | $36,180 |
| 2020 | $34,600 |
| 2019 | $32,880 |
| 2018 | $32,210 |
| 2017 | $31,610 |
| 2016 | $30,570 |
| 2015 | $29,470 |
| 2014 | $28,450 |
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