Cleveland, TN · SOC 51-4031

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Cleveland Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Cleveland, TN BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$43,720

per year in the Cleveland metro

6% below

National Median

$46,330

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$21.02/hr

median hourly

Employment

70

jobs in the Cleveland metro

The Cleveland pay distribution spans from $32,150 at the 10th percentile to $52,280 at the 90th, a 1.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $38,360 and the 75th at $43,720, so half of Cleveland-based cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Cleveland, TN covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide TN estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Cleveland Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$32,150
25th$38,360
Median$43,720
75th$43,720
90th$52,280

Top Paying Jobs in Cleveland

1. Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $221,420 2. Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $140,930 3. Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $139,420 4. Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $131,980 5. Financial Managers $131,860 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $125,380 7. Pharmacists $124,160 8. Sales Managers $123,610 9. Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $122,910 10. Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $114,570

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make in the Cleveland metro area?

How much do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make in the Cleveland metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cleveland, TN is $43,720 ($21.02/hour). The salary range spans from $32,150 at the 10th percentile to $52,280 at the 90th percentile.
How does Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in the Cleveland metro compare nationally? ▼
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Cleveland, TN is 6% below the national median of $46,330. There are approximately 70 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Cleveland, TN wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.