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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $46,060 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,997 a month.

10th percentile
$36,140
25th percentile
$38,950
Median percentile
$46,060
75th percentile
$49,520
90th percentile
$56,720

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

$35,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,060
Federal income tax−$3,347
Social Security + Medicare−$3,524
California income tax (approx.)−$3,224
Monthly take-home$2,997
Every two weeks$1,383

Does it go far here?

$45,655Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,300 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bakersfield, CA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$161,930
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$154,410
Financial Managers$153,030
Lawyers$150,900
Managers, All Other$145,690
Engineers, All Other$139,980
Medical and Health Services Managers$132,670
Software Developers$130,330

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