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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Manhattan, KS

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Manhattan, KS earns $46,030 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,064 a month.

10th percentile
$35,780
25th percentile
$40,230
Median percentile
$46,030
75th percentile
$49,470
90th percentile
$59,100

Based on 90 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

$36,772 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,030
Federal income tax−$3,344
Social Security + Medicare−$3,521
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,394
Monthly take-home$3,064
Every two weeks$1,414

Does it go far here?

$51,053Median pay in Manhattan, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Manhattan, KS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,990
Registered Nurses$78,960
Human Resources Specialists$76,400
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,120
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,520
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,370
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,460

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