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

The median crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $53,040 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,597 a month.

10th percentile
$38,330
25th percentile
$46,470
Median percentile
$53,040
75th percentile
$56,580
90th percentile
$66,480

Based on 110 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

$43,169 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,040
Federal income tax−$4,185
Social Security + Medicare−$4,058
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,628
Monthly take-home$3,597
Every two weeks$1,660

Does it go far here?

$56,026Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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