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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Allentown, PA

The median crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $57,210 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,866 a month.

10th percentile
$41,270
25th percentile
$50,960
Median percentile
$57,210
75th percentile
$59,530
90th percentile
$74,930

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

$46,392 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,210
Federal income tax−$4,685
Social Security + Medicare−$4,377
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,756
Monthly take-home$3,866
Every two weeks$1,784

Does it go far here?

$57,228Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania