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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in West Virginia

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia earns $43,070 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,904 a month.

10th percentile
$30,700
25th percentile
$35,410
Median percentile
$43,070
75th percentile
$57,570
90th percentile
$57,570

Based on 290 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

$34,849 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,070
Federal income tax−$2,988
Social Security + Medicare−$3,295
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,938
Monthly take-home$2,904
Every two weeks$1,340

Does it go far here?

$48,125Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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