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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Portland, ME

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $52,780 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,430 a month.

10th percentile
$39,430
25th percentile
$50,190
Median percentile
$52,780
75th percentile
$61,340
90th percentile
$61,410

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

$41,158 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,780
Federal income tax−$4,154
Social Security + Medicare−$4,038
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,431
Monthly take-home$3,430
Every two weeks$1,583

Does it go far here?

$51,817Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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