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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in State College, PA earns $39,940 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,754 a month.

10th percentile
$33,000
25th percentile
$35,060
Median percentile
$39,940
75th percentile
$44,690
90th percentile
$58,520

Based on 40 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

$33,046 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,940
Federal income tax−$2,613
Social Security + Medicare−$3,055
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,226
Monthly take-home$2,754
Every two weeks$1,271

Does it go far here?

$41,277Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

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