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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Delaware earns $41,640 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,779 a month.

10th percentile
$38,260
25th percentile
$39,860
Median percentile
$41,640
75th percentile
$48,380
90th percentile
$57,860

Based on 240 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

$33,348 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,640
Federal income tax−$2,817
Social Security + Medicare−$3,185
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,290
Monthly take-home$2,779
Every two weeks$1,283

Does it go far here?

$41,720Median pay in Delaware is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.8 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,401 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Delaware

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$297,470
Family Medicine Physicians$228,000
Financial Managers$181,580
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,190
Lawyers$173,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,500
Managers, All Other$168,060
Human Resources Managers$153,890

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