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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $45,570 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,116 a month.

10th percentile
$37,810
25th percentile
$43,690
Median percentile
$45,570
75th percentile
$48,890
90th percentile
$59,310

Based on 280 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

$37,396 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,570
Federal income tax−$3,288
Social Security + Medicare−$3,486
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,399
Monthly take-home$3,116
Every two weeks$1,438

Does it go far here?

$46,194Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisburg, PA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$209,140
Physicians, All Other$156,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,300
Pharmacists$135,480
Financial Managers$133,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Lawyers$131,440
Marketing Managers$128,830

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