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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in San Diego, CA

The median drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $45,960 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,991 a month.

10th percentile
$37,520
25th percentile
$44,630
Median percentile
$45,960
75th percentile
$49,170
90th percentile
$55,060

Based on 30 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

$35,892 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,960
Federal income tax−$3,335
Social Security + Medicare−$3,516
California income tax (approx.)−$3,217
Monthly take-home$2,991
Every two weeks$1,380

Does it go far here?

$41,077Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
75%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

All drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in California