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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $49,040 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,179 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$37,170
Median percentile
$49,040
75th percentile
$58,550
90th percentile
$69,410

Based on 580 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

$38,151 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,040
Federal income tax−$3,705
Social Security + Medicare−$3,752
California income tax (approx.)−$3,433
Monthly take-home$3,179
Every two weeks$1,467

Does it go far here?

$42,417Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
78%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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