Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kentucky
The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kentucky earns $45,760 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,093 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $34,920
- 25th percentile
- $39,300
- Median percentile
- $45,760
- 75th percentile
- $60,230
- 90th percentile
- $66,280
Based on 7,290 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
$37,118 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $45,760 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,311 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,501 |
| Kentucky income tax (approx.) | −$1,830 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,093 |
| Every two weeks | $1,428 |
Does it go far here?
$50,755Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Kentucky
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $350,950 |
| Anesthesiologists | $347,960 |
| Physicians, All Other | $327,390 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $248,730 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $241,530 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $222,520 |
| Chief Executives | $179,530 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $169,390 |
All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky