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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Muncie, IN

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muncie, IN earns $46,010 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,147 a month.

10th percentile
$32,930
25th percentile
$39,420
Median percentile
$46,010
75th percentile
$49,570
90th percentile
$53,510

Based on 140 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

$37,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,010
Federal income tax−$3,341
Social Security + Medicare−$3,520
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,380
Monthly take-home$3,147
Every two weeks$1,453

Does it go far here?

$52,196Median pay in Muncie, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($906 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muncie, IN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$99,750
Registered Nurses$79,500
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,810
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,260
Customer Service Representatives$39,640
Office Clerks, General$38,890
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,900
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,490

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