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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Boise City, ID

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boise City, ID earns $40,560 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,718 a month.

10th percentile
$34,470
25th percentile
$38,110
Median percentile
$40,560
75th percentile
$48,000
90th percentile
$57,110

Based on 150 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

$32,620 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,560
Federal income tax−$2,687
Social Security + Medicare−$3,103
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$2,150
Monthly take-home$2,718
Every two weeks$1,255

Does it go far here?

$41,223Median pay in Boise City, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.4 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,487 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boise City, ID

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$281,440
Chief Executives$172,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,530
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,990
Marketing Managers$159,930
Pharmacists$150,710
Sales Managers$141,440
Physician Assistants$134,800

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