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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kankakee, IL

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kankakee, IL earns $46,940 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,131 a month.

10th percentile
$37,350
25th percentile
$45,850
Median percentile
$46,940
75th percentile
$54,640
90th percentile
$67,070

Based on 50 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

$37,573 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,940
Federal income tax−$3,453
Social Security + Medicare−$3,591
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,324
Monthly take-home$3,131
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$48,696Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kankakee, IL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,310
Registered Nurses$86,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$46,750
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,740
Office Clerks, General$40,450

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