Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,120
25th Percentile Wage
$26,780
50th Percentile Wage
$31,000
75th Percentile Wage
$39,070
90th Percentile Wage
$49,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,120.

Median salary trend

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,000
-2.39% -12.26%
2016
$31,740
3.94% -
2015
$30,490
-12.96% -
2014
$34,440
2.29% -
2013
$33,650
-3.42% -
2012
$34,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,000 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$50,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$48,820
Merced
$46,300
Modesto
$46,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$46,010
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$45,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$44,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$44,800
Stockton
$43,610
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$43,460
Bakersfield-Delano
$42,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$42,310
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$42,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$41,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,170
Vallejo-Fairfield
$40,730
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$40,060
Fresno
$39,760
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$39,260
Salinas
$39,030
Visalia-Porterville
$38,630
Madera-Chowchilla
$36,620
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$33,630
Redding
$33,490
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,130
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$32,150
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$31,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$30,900
Chico
$29,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$27,860
Yuba City
$23,380