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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Dakota earns $48,400 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,362 a month.

10th percentile
$43,680
25th percentile
$47,230
Median percentile
$48,400
75th percentile
$56,670
90th percentile
$65,980

Based on 230 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

$40,343 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,400
Federal income tax−$3,628
Social Security + Medicare−$3,703
North Dakota income tax (approx.)−$726
Monthly take-home$3,362
Every two weeks$1,552

Does it go far here?

$54,407Median pay in North Dakota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Dakota

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$454,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$149,130
Pharmacists$142,040
Financial Managers$135,890
Physician Assistants$133,450
Nurse Practitioners$130,070
Managers, All Other$126,440
Sales Managers$119,990

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