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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Buffalo, NY

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $59,970 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,897 a month.

10th percentile
$39,160
25th percentile
$51,670
Median percentile
$59,970
75th percentile
$94,690
90th percentile
$97,770

Based on 70 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

$46,768 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,970
Federal income tax−$5,016
Social Security + Medicare−$4,588
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,598
Monthly take-home$3,897
Every two weeks$1,799

Does it go far here?

$62,570Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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