Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,310
25th Percentile Wage
$30,410
50th Percentile Wage
$35,360
75th Percentile Wage
$39,410
90th Percentile Wage
$48,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,310.

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
$35,360
7.47% 29.33%
2016
$32,720
0.03% -
2015
$32,710
14.58% -
2014
$27,940
9.38% -
2013
$25,320
1.30% -
2012
$24,990
- -

Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,360 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 29.8 percent (29.8%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$50,370
Weirton-Steubenville
$42,850
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$39,190
Charleston
$37,190
Huntington-Ashland
$37,150
Winchester
$36,820
Steubenville-Weirton
$36,440
Wheeling
$36,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$35,360
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$30,950