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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Dallas, TX

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $52,070 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,668 a month.

10th percentile
$36,880
25th percentile
$42,180
Median percentile
$52,070
75th percentile
$57,130
90th percentile
$59,850

Based on 170 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

$44,018 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,070
Federal income tax−$4,068
Social Security + Medicare−$3,983
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,668
Every two weeks$1,693

Does it go far here?

$50,509Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Texas