Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Texas

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 27 metro areas • Texas

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas earn a median salary of $40,278 per year on average across 27 metro and nonmetro areas, -11.7% vs the national median of $45,590. An estimated 12,020 cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are employed across Texas, with salaries ranging from $31,830 to $47,010 depending on location.

$40,278 Avg median salary in Texas
$47,010 Highest paying metro
$31,830 Lowest paying metro
12,020 Employed in Texas

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      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries by city in Texas

      Metro area Median salary 25th pct 75th pct Employed
      Amarillo, TX $47,010 $35,770 $53,790 250
      Midland, TX $45,970 $39,110 $51,380 60
      Austin, TX $45,440 $39,240 $48,090 480
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $45,090 $39,860 $48,840 290
      Wichita Falls, TX $44,400 $36,330 $48,480 110
      Dallas, TX $43,820 $37,320 $48,380 3,950
      Eastern Region of Texas $42,910 $38,980 $44,340 90
      Houston, TX $42,790 $36,870 $47,840 3,670
      Odessa, TX $42,760 $40,270 $47,100 80
      Beaumont, TX $42,680 $37,750 $45,870 220
      Texarkana, TX-AR $41,620 $36,510 $50,600 80
      San Antonio, TX $40,190 $35,530 $45,800 460
      Abilene, TX $40,000 $37,330 $45,300 60
      Waco, TX $39,900 $35,680 $45,910 150
      Sherman, TX $39,770 $34,510 $46,960 60
      North Region of Texas $39,700 $36,260 $48,210 650
      Northwestern Region of Texas $38,930 $36,550 $46,940 80
      Killeen, TX $38,510 $36,310 $48,660 150
      College Station, TX $38,350 $37,740 $44,740 50
      Hill Country Region of Texas $38,190 $35,880 $49,710 190
      Longview, TX $37,920 $33,910 $45,720 190
      Lubbock, TX $37,560 $30,890 $46,600 60
      Tyler, TX $37,440 $35,970 $41,410 60
      McAllen, TX $36,890 $28,720 $40,620 60
      Corpus Christi, TX $35,990 $28,770 $38,900 140
      El Paso, TX $31,840 $25,410 $39,790 290
      Brownsville, TX $31,830 $28,960 $37,440 90

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