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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $57,110 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,601 a month.

10th percentile
$46,420
25th percentile
$49,660
Median percentile
$57,110
75th percentile
$61,500
90th percentile
$70,960

Based on 800 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

$43,214 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,110
Federal income tax−$4,673
Social Security + Medicare−$4,369
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,854
Monthly take-home$3,601
Every two weeks$1,662

Does it go far here?

$54,173Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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