Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$44,470avg. a year
$21.38 an hour · 4,440 employed
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $44,470 a year. That is $890 (2%) more than the Texas average of $43,580. The U.S. average is $48,430.
$43,950Median pay
$21.38Average hourly
+2%vs. Texas average
4,440Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 20.
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
6130 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$44,400
$21.35 an hour
760 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$44,200
$21.25 an hour
83,810 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$43,930
$21.12 an hour
9120 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$43,530
$20.93 an hour
10780 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$42,870
$20.61 an hour
11120 jobs
Longview, TX
$42,770
$20.56 an hour
1260 jobs
Abilene, TX
$41,400
$19.90 an hour
13180 jobs
Waco, TX
$40,980
$19.70 an hour
14150 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$40,300
$19.37 an hour
1560 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$40,150
$19.30 an hour
1660 jobs
Tyler, TX
$39,970
$19.22 an hour
1760 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$39,690
$19.08 an hour
18100 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$36,280
$17.44 an hour
19280 jobs
El Paso, TX
$35,520
$17.08 an hour
2060 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$34,620
$16.65 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $55,890 |
| Machinists | $61,030 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $67,500 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,050 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,190 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $52,410 |
Questions and answers
How much do cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $44,470 a year, and the median is $43,950. About 4,440 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $890 (2%) more than the Texas average of $43,580.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.00 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4031. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.