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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Altoona, PA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Altoona, PA earns $39,300 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,713 a month.

10th percentile
$30,070
25th percentile
$35,770
Median percentile
$39,300
75th percentile
$49,670
90th percentile
$58,820

Based on 30 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

$32,551 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,300
Federal income tax−$2,536
Social Security + Medicare−$3,006
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,207
Monthly take-home$2,713
Every two weeks$1,252

Does it go far here?

$43,907Median pay in Altoona, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($885 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Altoona, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$83,580
Registered Nurses$82,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$52,010
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,280

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