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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $49,680 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,218 a month.

10th percentile
$44,380
25th percentile
$47,280
Median percentile
$49,680
75th percentile
$59,160
90th percentile
$63,740

Based on 420 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

$38,620 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,680
Federal income tax−$3,782
Social Security + Medicare−$3,801
California income tax (approx.)−$3,478
Monthly take-home$3,218
Every two weeks$1,485

Does it go far here?

$43,745Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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