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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bellingham, WA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bellingham, WA earns $59,380 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,158 a month.

10th percentile
$41,510
25th percentile
$46,230
Median percentile
$59,380
75th percentile
$64,650
90th percentile
$67,650

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

$49,892 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,380
Federal income tax−$4,946
Social Security + Medicare−$4,543
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,158
Every two weeks$1,919

Does it go far here?

$57,464Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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