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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nebraska earns $48,690 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,239 a month.

10th percentile
$36,160
25th percentile
$39,520
Median percentile
$48,690
75th percentile
$58,020
90th percentile
$60,850

Based on 1,320 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

$38,868 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,690
Federal income tax−$3,663
Social Security + Medicare−$3,725
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,435
Monthly take-home$3,239
Every two weeks$1,495

Does it go far here?

$54,038Median pay in Nebraska is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,072 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nebraska

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$290,470
Family Medicine Physicians$228,590
General Internal Medicine Physicians$221,360
Chief Executives$214,680
Dentists, General$179,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$141,020
Financial Managers$140,360
Pharmacists$139,330

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