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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Albany, NY

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $49,430 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,244 a month.

10th percentile
$36,210
25th percentile
$44,630
Median percentile
$49,430
75th percentile
$66,670
90th percentile
$71,770

Based on 220 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

$38,931 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,430
Federal income tax−$3,752
Social Security + Medicare−$3,781
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,966
Monthly take-home$3,244
Every two weeks$1,497

Does it go far here?

$49,645Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

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