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

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, PA earns $58,890 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,974 a month.

10th percentile
$42,050
25th percentile
$46,950
Median percentile
$58,890
75th percentile
$65,430
90th percentile
$66,890

Based on 210 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

$47,690 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,890
Federal income tax−$4,887
Social Security + Medicare−$4,505
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,808
Monthly take-home$3,974
Every two weeks$1,834

Does it go far here?

$62,205Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

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Database Architects$152,800

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