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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in McAllen, TX

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earns $33,840 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,448 a month.

10th percentile
$23,580
25th percentile
$29,560
Median percentile
$33,840
75th percentile
$36,860
90th percentile
$46,180

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

$29,370 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,840
Federal income tax−$1,881
Social Security + Medicare−$2,589
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,448
Every two weeks$1,130

Does it go far here?

$39,397Median pay in McAllen, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($957 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in McAllen, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,020
Pharmacists$137,700
Financial Managers$129,290
Nurse Practitioners$122,550
Managers, All Other$119,430
Lawyers$115,920
Physical Therapists$103,980
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$103,380

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