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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Sacramento, CA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $50,920 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,294 a month.

10th percentile
$38,340
25th percentile
$45,900
Median percentile
$50,920
75th percentile
$58,650
90th percentile
$65,660

Based on 250 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

$39,530 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,920
Federal income tax−$3,930
Social Security + Medicare−$3,895
California income tax (approx.)−$3,564
Monthly take-home$3,294
Every two weeks$1,520

Does it go far here?

$47,736Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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