Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $42,790 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.57 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $45,590. 3,670 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Wages have grown 50% since 2014, when the median was $28,500.
Median Annual Salary
$42,790
Mean Annual
$43,640
Median Hourly
$20.57
Total Employed
3,670
Location Quotient
1.00
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$42,790
this metro
Texas
$41,620
you earn +3% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn -6% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $42,790 |
| 2023 | $40,760 |
| 2022 | $37,450 |
| 2021 | $36,890 |
| 2020 | $35,050 |
| 2019 | $33,130 |
| 2018 | $32,920 |
| 2017 | $32,330 |
| 2016 | $31,300 |
| 2015 | $29,710 |
| 2014 | $28,500 |
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