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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Scranton, PA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $52,630 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,571 a month.

10th percentile
$37,860
25th percentile
$45,570
Median percentile
$52,630
75th percentile
$63,200
90th percentile
$74,790

Based on 750 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

$42,852 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,630
Federal income tax−$4,136
Social Security + Medicare−$4,026
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,616
Monthly take-home$3,571
Every two weeks$1,648

Does it go far here?

$56,255Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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