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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH earns $44,220 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,977 a month.

10th percentile
$33,050
25th percentile
$36,850
Median percentile
$44,220
75th percentile
$55,200
90th percentile
$59,680

Based on 90 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

$35,721 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,220
Federal income tax−$3,126
Social Security + Medicare−$3,383
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,990
Monthly take-home$2,977
Every two weeks$1,374

Does it go far here?

$50,010Median pay in Huntington, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($884 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntington, WV

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$277,850
Nurse Practitioners$125,780
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,120
Registered Nurses$81,010
Project Management Specialists$79,590
General and Operations Managers$77,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,820
Accountants and Auditors$70,840

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