Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Texas
$43,580avg. a year
$20.95 an hour · 13,290 employed
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas earn an average of $43,580 a year. That is $4,850 (10%) less than the U.S. average of $48,430. The best-paying metro area is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $47,000.
$42,720Median pay
$20.95Average hourly
+24%Avg. pay since 2020
#46Of 49 states
Top-paying Texas metro areas
Average pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 21.
1430 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$47,000
$22.59 an hour
2130 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$46,210
$22.22 an hour
3160 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$46,010
$22.12 an hour
460 jobs
Odessa, TX
$45,650
$21.95 an hour
550 jobs
Midland, TX
$45,140
$21.70 an hour
64,440 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$44,470
$21.38 an hour
7130 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$44,400
$21.35 an hour
860 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$44,200
$21.25 an hour
93,810 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$43,930
$21.12 an hour
10120 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$43,530
$20.93 an hour
11780 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$42,870
$20.61 an hour
12120 jobs
Longview, TX
$42,770
$20.56 an hour
1360 jobs
Abilene, TX
$41,400
$19.90 an hour
14180 jobs
Waco, TX
$40,980
$19.70 an hour
15150 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$40,300
$19.37 an hour
1660 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$40,150
$19.30 an hour
1760 jobs
Tyler, TX
$39,970
$19.22 an hour
1860 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$39,690
$19.08 an hour
19100 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$36,280
$17.44 an hour
20280 jobs
El Paso, TX
$35,520
$17.08 an hour
2160 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$34,620
$16.65 an hour
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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Texas, charted
Pay over time
Texas, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Texas cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Texas vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $48,430 | $23.28 |
| Texas | $43,580 | $20.95 |
| Louisiana | $44,990 | $21.63 |
| Arkansas | $44,480 | $21.38 |
| Oklahoma | $44,240 | $21.27 |
| New Mexico | $40,630 | $19.53 |
Related jobs in Texas
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,940
- Machinists$60,270
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,860
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,890
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,170
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,440
Average pay, Texas, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Texas?
The average is $43,580 a year, and the median is $42,720. That is $4,850 (10%) less than the U.S. average of $48,430.
What is the hourly wage in Texas?
$20.95 an hour on average; the median is $20.54.
Where in Texas do they earn the most?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($47,000), followed by Texarkana, TX-AR ($46,210). The lowest average among 21 metro areas with data is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ($34,620).
How does Texas rank?
Texas ranks #46 of 49 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-4031. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.