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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Seattle, WA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $54,920 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,859 a month.

10th percentile
$44,440
25th percentile
$49,670
Median percentile
$54,920
75th percentile
$63,330
90th percentile
$73,360

Based on 1,000 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

$46,308 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,920
Federal income tax−$4,410
Social Security + Medicare−$4,201
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,859
Every two weeks$1,781

Does it go far here?

$49,418Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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