Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Pittsfield, MA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsfield, MA earns $38,340 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,589 a month.

10th percentile: $37,380
25th percentile: $37,890
Median percentile: $38,340
75th percentile: $43,420
90th percentile: $48,700

Based on 90 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

$31,069 take-home a year

Gross pay	$38,340
Federal income tax	−$2,421
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,933
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)	−$1,917
Monthly take-home	$2,589
Every two weeks	$1,195

Does it go far here?

$40,313Median pay in Pittsfield, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).

42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsfield, MA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$104,950
General and Operations Managers	$98,210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,980
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,910
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$70,880
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$55,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$49,990
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,930

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