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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Johnstown, PA earns $36,960 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,562 a month.

10th percentile
$28,790
25th percentile
$28,790
Median percentile
$36,960
75th percentile
$47,020
90th percentile
$48,880

Based on 40 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

$30,743 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,960
Federal income tax−$2,255
Social Security + Medicare−$2,827
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,135
Monthly take-home$2,562
Every two weeks$1,182

Does it go far here?

$43,012Median pay in Johnstown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($739 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Johnstown, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$86,370
Registered Nurses$84,390
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,780
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$71,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,600
Social and Human Service Assistants$41,450
Office Clerks, General$39,120

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