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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Mankato, MN

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Mankato, MN earns $57,850 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,727 a month.

10th percentile
$45,390
25th percentile
$46,050
Median percentile
$57,850
75th percentile
$60,130
90th percentile
$70,240

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

$44,729 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,850
Federal income tax−$4,762
Social Security + Medicare−$4,426
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$3,934
Monthly take-home$3,727
Every two weeks$1,720

Does it go far here?

$63,603Median pay in Mankato, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,069 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mankato, MN

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$103,400
General and Operations Managers$86,890
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,100
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,460
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,070
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,410
Office Clerks, General$47,890

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