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

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading, PA earns $53,860 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,650 a month.

10th percentile
$49,490
25th percentile
$53,860
Median percentile
$53,860
75th percentile
$55,460
90th percentile
$61,450

Based on 190 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

$43,803 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,860
Federal income tax−$4,283
Social Security + Medicare−$4,120
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,654
Monthly take-home$3,650
Every two weeks$1,685

Does it go far here?

$55,491Median pay in Reading, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,181 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reading, PA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,900
Sales Managers$129,230
Software Developers$120,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,620
General and Operations Managers$99,920
Registered Nurses$98,470
Project Management Specialists$98,040
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,060

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