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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Stockton-Lodi, CA earns $49,540 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,210 a month.

10th percentile
$37,470
25th percentile
$44,970
Median percentile
$49,540
75th percentile
$50,710
90th percentile
$60,050

Based on 240 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

$38,518 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,540
Federal income tax−$3,765
Social Security + Medicare−$3,790
California income tax (approx.)−$3,468
Monthly take-home$3,210
Every two weeks$1,481

Does it go far here?

$47,141Median pay in Stockton, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.1 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,734 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Stockton, CA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$162,440
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$155,770
Financial Managers$152,090
Software Developers$138,550
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,010
Managers, All Other$135,710
Registered Nurses$134,580
Construction Managers$120,210

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