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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Abilene, TX

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Abilene, TX earns $40,000 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,860 a month.

10th percentile
$37,330
25th percentile
$37,330
Median percentile
$40,000
75th percentile
$45,300
90th percentile
$45,580

Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,320 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,000
Federal income tax−$2,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,060
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,860
Every two weeks$1,320

Does it go far here?

$44,265Median pay in Abilene, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.4 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,141 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Abilene, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$86,200
Registered Nurses$80,240
Accountants and Auditors$75,410
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,950
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,990
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$57,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,720

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Texas