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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Columbus, GA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, GA-AL earns $35,390 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,398 a month.

10th percentile
$31,060
25th percentile
$34,590
Median percentile
$35,390
75th percentile
$38,850
90th percentile
$46,340

Based on 50 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

$28,779 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,390
Federal income tax−$2,067
Social Security + Medicare−$2,707
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,837
Monthly take-home$2,398
Every two weeks$1,107

Does it go far here?

$39,632Median pay in Columbus, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,069 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, GA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$116,150
Managers, All Other$114,330
Management Analysts$83,390
Registered Nurses$82,500
General and Operations Managers$82,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,540
Accountants and Auditors$73,640
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,580

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