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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $52,570 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,570 a month.

10th percentile
$40,300
25th percentile
$43,970
Median percentile
$52,570
75th percentile
$64,180
90th percentile
$65,220

Based on 130 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

$42,843 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,570
Federal income tax−$4,128
Social Security + Medicare−$4,022
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,577
Monthly take-home$3,570
Every two weeks$1,648

Does it go far here?

$54,934Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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