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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in New York, NY

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $47,360 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,116 a month.

10th percentile
$37,350
25th percentile
$40,620
Median percentile
$47,360
75th percentile
$55,470
90th percentile
$65,140

Based on 2,400 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

$37,392 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,360
Federal income tax−$3,503
Social Security + Medicare−$3,623
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,842
Monthly take-home$3,116
Every two weeks$1,438

Does it go far here?

$42,074Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

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