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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Jackson, MS

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MS earns $46,630 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,149 a month.

10th percentile
$34,390
25th percentile
$37,550
Median percentile
$46,630
75th percentile
$66,490
90th percentile
$69,200

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

$37,782 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,630
Federal income tax−$3,416
Social Security + Medicare−$3,567
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,865
Monthly take-home$3,149
Every two weeks$1,453

Does it go far here?

$52,365Median pay in Jackson, MS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,072 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MS

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$175,090
Pharmacists$132,080
Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,800
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Sales Managers$123,700
Financial Managers$119,580
General and Operations Managers$114,190
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,870

All heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi