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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Ocala, FL earns $41,510 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,961 a month.

10th percentile: $33,790
25th percentile: $36,320
Median percentile: $41,510
75th percentile: $46,670
90th percentile: $49,940

Based on 60 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

$35,533 take-home a year

Gross pay	$41,510
Federal income tax	−$2,801
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,176
Florida income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$2,961
Every two weeks	$1,367

Does it go far here?

$43,587Median pay in Ocala, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).

43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ocala, FL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$83,770
Registered Nurses	$79,230
Accountants and Auditors	$74,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,570
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,880
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,070
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$70,650
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,910

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