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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in San Francisco, CA

The median forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $67,230 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,285 a month.

10th percentile
$60,280
25th percentile
$64,520
Median percentile
$67,230
75th percentile
$85,360
90th percentile
$85,360

Based on 40 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

$51,420 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,230
Federal income tax−$5,961
Social Security + Medicare−$5,143
California income tax (approx.)−$4,706
Monthly take-home$4,285
Every two weeks$1,978

Does it go far here?

$58,151Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

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