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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gettysburg, PA earns $48,300 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,292 a month.

10th percentile: $35,680
25th percentile: $40,350
Median percentile: $48,300
75th percentile: $55,770
90th percentile: $57,400

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

$39,506 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,300
Federal income tax	−$3,616
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,695
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)	−$1,483
Monthly take-home	$3,292
Every two weeks	$1,519

Does it go far here?

$50,640Median pay in Gettysburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,115 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gettysburg, PA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$87,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,820
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,020
Office Clerks, General	$41,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,390
Waiters and Waitresses	$31,390
Cashiers	$28,500

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