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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, PA earns $46,940 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,205 a month.

10th percentile
$34,400
25th percentile
$39,840
Median percentile
$46,940
75th percentile
$55,790
90th percentile
$61,610

Based on 1,600 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

$38,455 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,940
Federal income tax−$3,453
Social Security + Medicare−$3,591
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,441
Monthly take-home$3,205
Every two weeks$1,479

Does it go far here?

$49,582Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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