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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fresno, CA earns $48,100 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,122 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$42,000
Median percentile
$48,100
75th percentile
$52,000
90th percentile
$60,320

Based on 190 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

$37,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,100
Federal income tax−$3,592
Social Security + Medicare−$3,680
California income tax (approx.)−$3,367
Monthly take-home$3,122
Every two weeks$1,441

Does it go far here?

$47,084Median pay in Fresno, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.2 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,392 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fresno, CA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$188,930
Pharmacists$169,160
Nurse Practitioners$166,570
Lawyers$162,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$148,650
Financial Managers$137,650
Medical and Health Services Managers$136,130
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$134,720

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