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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Akron, OH

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Akron, OH earns $45,770 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,141 a month.

10th percentile
$33,010
25th percentile
$37,980
Median percentile
$45,770
75th percentile
$52,190
90th percentile
$61,880

Based on 610 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

$37,698 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,770
Federal income tax−$3,312
Social Security + Medicare−$3,501
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,259
Monthly take-home$3,141
Every two weeks$1,450

Does it go far here?

$49,020Median pay in Akron, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Akron, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$293,090
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,430
Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,010
Pharmacists$137,730
Financial Managers$135,850
Marketing Managers$131,810
Sales Managers$128,560
Nurse Practitioners$127,090

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