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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, OH earns $44,890 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,085 a month.

10th percentile
$38,170
25th percentile
$38,880
Median percentile
$44,890
75th percentile
$50,640
90th percentile
$62,020

Based on 1,070 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

$37,015 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,890
Federal income tax−$3,207
Social Security + Medicare−$3,434
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,234
Monthly take-home$3,085
Every two weeks$1,424

Does it go far here?

$47,020Median pay in Columbus, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,760
Commercial Pilots$175,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,630
Dentists, General$166,180
Chief Executives$162,910
Financial Managers$145,630
Purchasing Managers$141,490
Sales Managers$138,580

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