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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Cleveland, OH

The median forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cleveland, OH earns $59,670 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,040 a month.

10th percentile
$40,800
25th percentile
$48,320
Median percentile
$59,670
75th percentile
$61,180
90th percentile
$78,490

Based on 100 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

$48,484 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,670
Federal income tax−$4,980
Social Security + Medicare−$4,565
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,641
Monthly take-home$4,040
Every two weeks$1,865

Does it go far here?

$63,531Median pay in Cleveland, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,050 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$248,400
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Chief Executives$199,350
Commercial Pilots$166,520
Financial Managers$157,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,460
Sales Managers$143,870

All forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio