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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Lincoln, NE

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lincoln, NE earns $57,780 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,810 a month.

10th percentile
$38,780
25th percentile
$45,540
Median percentile
$57,780
75th percentile
$62,990
90th percentile
$64,890

Based on 270 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

$45,717 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,780
Federal income tax−$4,754
Social Security + Medicare−$4,420
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,889
Monthly take-home$3,810
Every two weeks$1,758

Does it go far here?

$63,092Median pay in Lincoln, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,082 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lincoln, NE

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$131,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$130,340
Sales Managers$120,430
Managers, All Other$111,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,640
Administrative Services Managers$104,860
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,750
Software Developers$101,690

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