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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Texarkana, TX

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texarkana, TX-AR earns $44,610 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,169 a month.

10th percentile
$34,380
25th percentile
$36,140
Median percentile
$44,610
75th percentile
$52,240
90th percentile
$61,630

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

$38,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,610
Federal income tax−$3,173
Social Security + Medicare−$3,413
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,169
Every two weeks$1,462

Does it go far here?

$53,100Median pay in Texarkana, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texarkana, TX

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$80,610
General and Operations Managers$77,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,840
Correctional Officers and Jailers$51,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,050
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$41,920

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