Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,740
25th Percentile Wage
$36,300
50th Percentile Wage
$47,360
75th Percentile Wage
$59,550
90th Percentile Wage
$66,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,740.

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
$47,360
20.21% 25.40%
2021
$37,790
9.74% -
2020
$34,110
9.15% -
2019
$30,990
4.23% -
2018
$29,680
4.82% -
2017
$28,250
5.06% -
2016
$26,820
9.88% -
2015
$24,170
-7.45% -
2014
$25,970
-9.32% -
2013
$28,390
-24.45% -
2012
$35,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Winston-Salem with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,360, Winston-Salem is the highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of North Carolina, followed by Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $40,530). In comparison, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem is 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Winston-Salem
$47,360
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$40,530
Durham-Chapel Hill
$37,940
Raleigh-Cary
$37,770
Greenville
$37,400
Asheville
$36,830
Fayetteville
$36,760
Greensboro-High Point
$36,300
Burlington
$35,790
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$35,530
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$35,330
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$35,100
Rocky Mount
$34,220
Wilmington
$33,900
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$32,790
Goldsboro
$27,890

See also: Top paying jobs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.