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

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, NY earns $54,170 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,538 a month.

10th percentile
$41,940
25th percentile
$41,940
Median percentile
$54,170
75th percentile
$58,770
90th percentile
$64,190

Based on 60 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

$42,455 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,170
Federal income tax−$4,320
Social Security + Medicare−$4,144
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,250
Monthly take-home$3,538
Every two weeks$1,633

Does it go far here?

$55,825Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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