Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Cloud, MN earns $48,370 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,146 a month.

10th percentile: $47,320
25th percentile: $48,370
Median percentile: $48,370
75th percentile: $57,400
90th percentile: $61,850

Based on 160 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

$37,756 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,370
Federal income tax	−$3,624
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,700
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,289
Monthly take-home	$3,146
Every two weeks	$1,452

Does it go far here?

$55,197Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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