Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tucson, Arizona

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tucson, Arizona

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,260
25th Percentile Wage
$33,690
50th Percentile Wage
$37,010
75th Percentile Wage
$43,880
90th Percentile Wage
$47,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,260.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,010
-1.46% 8.89%
2021
$37,550
4.69% -
2020
$35,790
3.55% -
2019
$34,520
2.43% -
2018
$33,680
-4.33% -
2017
$35,140
4.98% -
2016
$33,390
-3.20% -
2015
$34,460
-3.13% -
2014
$35,540
1.35% -
2013
$35,060
3.82% -
2012
$33,720
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Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tucson with Other Arizona Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,010 in Tucson is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Prescott and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake Havasu City-Kingman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Prescott
$47,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
$38,680
Tucson
$37,010
Yuma
$29,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman
$28,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Tucson, Arizona.