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

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

10th percentile
$31,410
25th percentile
$36,960
Median percentile
$46,630
75th percentile
$61,580
90th percentile
$74,090

Based on 80 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?

$53,627Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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