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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tyler, TX earns $37,400 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,686 a month.

10th percentile
$33,390
25th percentile
$35,450
Median percentile
$37,400
75th percentile
$44,420
90th percentile
$55,840

Based on 60 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

$32,231 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,400
Federal income tax−$2,308
Social Security + Medicare−$2,861
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,686
Every two weeks$1,240

Does it go far here?

$40,583Median pay in Tyler, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,238 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tyler, TX

JobMedian pay
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,640
General and Operations Managers$84,150
Registered Nurses$80,340
Project Management Specialists$79,110
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$73,400
Accountants and Auditors$72,900
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,060
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,450

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