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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Odessa, TX earns $44,820 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,183 a month.

10th percentile
$33,790
25th percentile
$37,440
Median percentile
$44,820
75th percentile
$51,110
90th percentile
$62,210

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

$38,193 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,820
Federal income tax−$3,198
Social Security + Medicare−$3,429
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,183
Every two weeks$1,469

Does it go far here?

$47,734Median pay in Odessa, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,259 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Odessa, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$104,100
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,570
Registered Nurses$81,370
Accountants and Auditors$80,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,580
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$73,350
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,750

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