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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Atlanta, GA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $46,310 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,082 a month.

10th percentile
$38,060
25th percentile
$39,710
Median percentile
$46,310
75th percentile
$50,730
90th percentile
$63,010

Based on 2,840 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

$36,987 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,310
Federal income tax−$3,377
Social Security + Medicare−$3,543
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,403
Monthly take-home$3,082
Every two weeks$1,423

Does it go far here?

$46,283Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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