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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in College Station, TX

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in College Station-Bryan, TX earns $38,500 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,760 a month.

10th percentile
$31,290
25th percentile
$36,050
Median percentile
$38,500
75th percentile
$43,020
90th percentile
$54,340

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

$33,115 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,500
Federal income tax−$2,440
Social Security + Medicare−$2,945
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,760
Every two weeks$1,274

Does it go far here?

$42,330Median pay in College Station, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,178 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in College Station, TX

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$164,660
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$129,110
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$126,050
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$106,370
Software Developers$101,910
General and Operations Managers$87,910
Registered Nurses$83,090
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$81,400

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