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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Providence, RI

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA earns $46,540 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,123 a month.

10th percentile
$36,700
25th percentile
$40,010
Median percentile
$46,540
75th percentile
$56,820
90th percentile
$61,970

Based on 890 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

$37,481 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,540
Federal income tax−$3,405
Social Security + Medicare−$3,560
Rhode Island income tax (approx.)−$2,094
Monthly take-home$3,123
Every two weeks$1,442

Does it go far here?

$45,729Median pay in Providence, RI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.8 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,307 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Providence, RI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$243,620
Physicians, All Other$234,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,640
Dentists, General$172,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,220
Financial Managers$167,570
Human Resources Managers$163,290
Managers, All Other$160,040

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