Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Macon, GA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Macon-Bibb County, GA earns $39,370 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,648 a month.

10th percentile: $32,190
25th percentile: $36,670
Median percentile: $39,370
75th percentile: $45,180
90th percentile: $58,020

Based on 100 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

$31,770 take-home a year

Gross pay	$39,370
Federal income tax	−$2,544
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,012
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,043
Monthly take-home	$2,648
Every two weeks	$1,222

Does it go far here?

$44,472Median pay in Macon, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).

39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,044 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Macon, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$90,500
Registered Nurses	$85,070
Accountants and Auditors	$74,870
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$69,300
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$68,210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,800
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,510

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