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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $49,000 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,337 a month.

10th percentile
$37,250
25th percentile
$43,450
Median percentile
$49,000
75th percentile
$60,130
90th percentile
$64,250

Based on 1,840 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

$40,047 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,000
Federal income tax−$3,700
Social Security + Medicare−$3,749
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,504
Monthly take-home$3,337
Every two weeks$1,540

Does it go far here?

$47,780Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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