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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisiana earns $50,560 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,441 a month.

10th percentile
$37,340
25th percentile
$43,890
Median percentile
$50,560
75th percentile
$64,630
90th percentile
$66,090

Based on 90 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

$41,288 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,560
Federal income tax−$3,887
Social Security + Medicare−$3,868
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,517
Monthly take-home$3,441
Every two weeks$1,588

Does it go far here?

$57,320Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

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