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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, PA earns $48,780 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,323 a month.

10th percentile
$37,380
25th percentile
$44,000
Median percentile
$48,780
75th percentile
$56,280
90th percentile
$61,200

Based on 560 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

$39,877 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,780
Federal income tax−$3,674
Social Security + Medicare−$3,732
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,498
Monthly take-home$3,323
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$49,645Median pay in Lancaster, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,357 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Financial Managers$134,280
Sales Managers$129,480
Lawyers$125,510
Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Software Developers$104,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
General and Operations Managers$98,810

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