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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 49 states

$46,169
National Average (Median)
$53,680
Highest: Oregon
$39,430
Lowest: New Mexico

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State

Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$39,430
$53,680

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $43,830 AK $49,010 AZ $46,610 AR $45,580 CA $48,450 CO $50,790 CT $46,280 DE $41,640 FL $39,440 GA $45,080 ID $39,580 IL $48,990 IN $46,980 IA $48,240 KS $46,840 KY $45,760 LA $40,870 ME $51,820 MD $47,320 MA $45,760 MI $46,120 MN $49,770 MS $40,650 MO $48,310 MT $48,490 NE $48,690 NV $47,690 NH $48,110 NJ $45,680 NM $39,430 NY $46,930 NC $43,400 ND $48,400 OH $45,230 OK $40,930 OR $53,680 PA $47,860 RI $48,170 SC $44,420 SD $46,060 TN $44,780 TX $42,720 UT $46,670 VT $43,560 VA $47,300 WA $51,160 WV $43,070 WI $49,270 WY $46,890

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Oregon
$53,680
#2
Maine
$51,820
#3
Washington
$51,160
#4
Colorado
$50,790
#5
Minnesota
$49,770

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in All 49 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Oregon $53,680 $55,390 1,180
2 Maine $51,820 $52,050 180
3 Washington $51,160 $55,150 1,750
4 Colorado $50,790 $55,080 1,400
5 Minnesota $49,770 $50,850 6,130
6 Wisconsin $49,270 $50,500 7,960
7 Alaska $49,010 $51,270 80
8 Illinois $48,990 $51,740 8,060
9 Nebraska $48,690 $49,090 1,320
10 Montana $48,490 $49,330 130
11 California $48,450 $51,620 7,710
12 North Dakota $48,400 $51,620 230
13 Missouri $48,310 $50,680 3,240
14 Iowa $48,240 $47,960 2,030
15 Rhode Island $48,170 $50,870 470
16 New Hampshire $48,110 $48,150 600
17 Pennsylvania $47,860 $49,670 8,890
18 Nevada $47,690 $46,710 580
19 Maryland $47,320 $47,280 270
20 Virginia $47,300 $48,270 1,790
21 Indiana $46,980 $49,900 9,680
22 New York $46,930 $50,330 3,340
23 Wyoming $46,890 $48,060 60
24 Kansas $46,840 $48,770 1,900
25 Utah $46,670 $48,760 1,050
26 Arizona $46,610 $47,680 1,100
27 Connecticut $46,280 $48,190 2,030
28 Michigan $46,120 $51,880 22,060
29 South Dakota $46,060 $47,740 490
30 Kentucky $45,760 $48,770 7,290
31 Massachusetts $45,760 $49,360 2,590
32 New Jersey $45,680 $47,670 1,950
33 Arkansas $45,580 $44,480 3,020
34 Ohio $45,230 $46,370 13,350
35 Georgia $45,080 $47,040 5,260
36 Tennessee $44,780 $43,980 5,380
37 South Carolina $44,420 $45,540 4,100
38 Alabama $43,830 $43,760 6,000
39 Vermont $43,560 $46,870 70
40 North Carolina $43,400 $45,980 3,940
41 West Virginia $43,070 $45,130 290
42 Texas $42,720 $43,580 13,290
43 Delaware $41,640 $44,700 240
44 Oklahoma $40,930 $44,240 2,480
45 Louisiana $40,870 $44,990 760
46 Mississippi $40,650 $44,140 1,700
47 Idaho $39,580 $42,920 720
48 Florida $39,440 $41,940 2,740
49 New Mexico $39,430 $40,630 220

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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