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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Longview, WA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Longview-Kelso, WA earns $49,570 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,501 a month.

10th percentile
$41,320
25th percentile
$46,890
Median percentile
$49,570
75th percentile
$62,620
90th percentile
$78,530

Based on 60 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

$42,009 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,570
Federal income tax−$3,768
Social Security + Medicare−$3,792
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,501
Every two weeks$1,616

Does it go far here?

$50,818Median pay in Longview, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,206 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Longview, WA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$125,600
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$96,950
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,930
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,770
Office Clerks, General$48,170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,980
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$47,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$46,590

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