How does Washington pay compare to the US median for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

Local median pay is 1.3% above the national OEWS median of $46,330.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Washington is 108.9 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $46,950 has about the same purchasing power as $43,113 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Washington

$46,950

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Middle half of wages roughly $38,560 to $54,080.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +1.3%
US median: $46,330
Metro RPP: 108.9
Middle half: $38,560 to $54,080
OEWS employment: 170
SOC: 51-4031

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington pay a median $46,950 (May 2025), 1.3% above the US median of $46,330. At local prices (RPP 108.9), that median buys about what $43,113 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$46,950 in Washington buys about what $43,113 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 108.9, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 151.1 vs all-items 108.9 (US = 100, 2024).

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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Washington	$46,950	$38,560 to $54,080	108.9
Boston	$48,080	$42,500 to $60,820	108.3
San Francisco	$49,040	$37,170 to $58,550	115.6
Tulsa	$45,860	$37,560 to $50,120	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $46,950.
How does Washington pay compare to the US median for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?: Local median pay is 1.3% above the national OEWS median of $46,330.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Washington is 108.9 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $46,950 has about the same purchasing power as $43,113 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.