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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Syracuse, NY

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Syracuse, NY earns $43,610 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,884 a month.

10th percentile
$36,490
25th percentile
$36,490
Median percentile
$43,610
75th percentile
$46,330
90th percentile
$58,560

Based on 130 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

$34,604 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,610
Federal income tax−$3,053
Social Security + Medicare−$3,336
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,617
Monthly take-home$2,884
Every two weeks$1,331

Does it go far here?

$45,549Median pay in Syracuse, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,077 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$286,920
Sales Managers$170,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,760
Financial Managers$169,270
Marketing Managers$155,360
Pharmacists$149,510
Physician Assistants$133,000
Nurse Practitioners$132,010

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