Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in California
The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California earns $50,150 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,247 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $42,950
- 25th percentile
- $47,280
- Median percentile
- $50,150
- 75th percentile
- $59,560
- 90th percentile
- $69,670
Based on 770 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
$38,965 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $50,150 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,838 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,836 |
| California income tax (approx.) | −$3,511 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,247 |
| Every two weeks | $1,499 |
Does it go far here?
$45,294Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in California
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $400,150 |
| Neurologists | $357,080 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $353,900 |
| Psychiatrists | $353,500 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $313,890 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $301,240 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $292,410 |
| Physicians, All Other | $281,590 |
All heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in California