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

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Worcester, MA earns $61,050 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,015 a month.

10th percentile
$42,360
25th percentile
$48,410
Median percentile
$61,050
75th percentile
$76,210
90th percentile
$82,120

Based on 30 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

$48,181 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,050
Federal income tax−$5,146
Social Security + Medicare−$4,670
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,053
Monthly take-home$4,015
Every two weeks$1,853

Does it go far here?

$59,548Median pay in Worcester, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,426 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Worcester, MA

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$199,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$193,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,150
Financial Managers$170,940
Managers, All Other$164,730
Sales Managers$162,810
Software Developers$146,950
Construction Managers$140,570

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