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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Owensboro, KY earns $39,970 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,725 a month.

10th percentile
$29,760
25th percentile
$34,670
Median percentile
$39,970
75th percentile
$51,830
90th percentile
$51,830

Based on 170 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

$32,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,970
Federal income tax−$2,616
Social Security + Medicare−$3,058
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,599
Monthly take-home$2,725
Every two weeks$1,258

Does it go far here?

$45,108Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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