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

The median drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $50,920 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,294 a month.

10th percentile
$47,960
25th percentile
$48,970
Median percentile
$50,920
75th percentile
$61,590
90th percentile
$77,870

Based on 130 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

$39,530 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,920
Federal income tax−$3,930
Social Security + Medicare−$3,895
California income tax (approx.)−$3,564
Monthly take-home$3,294
Every two weeks$1,520

Does it go far here?

$46,114Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
86%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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