Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Merced, CA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Merced, CA earns $45,130 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,940 a month.

10th percentile: $35,250
25th percentile: $36,750
Median percentile: $45,130
75th percentile: $56,410
90th percentile: $66,150

Based on 40 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

$35,283 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,130
Federal income tax	−$3,236
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,452
California income tax (approx.)	−$3,159
Monthly take-home	$2,940
Every two weeks	$1,357

Does it go far here?

$45,922Median pay in Merced, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).

46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,343 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Merced, CA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$131,620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,120
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$99,600
General and Operations Managers	$94,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,070
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,700

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