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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Buffalo, NY

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $47,790 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,143 a month.

10th percentile
$37,610
25th percentile
$44,480
Median percentile
$47,790
75th percentile
$63,680
90th percentile
$78,790

Based on 790 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

$37,712 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,790
Federal income tax−$3,555
Social Security + Medicare−$3,656
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,867
Monthly take-home$3,143
Every two weeks$1,450

Does it go far here?

$49,862Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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