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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania earns $57,020 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,854 a month.

10th percentile
$43,570
25th percentile
$47,180
Median percentile
$57,020
75th percentile
$66,500
90th percentile
$66,500

Based on 580 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

$46,245 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,020
Federal income tax−$4,662
Social Security + Medicare−$4,362
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,751
Monthly take-home$3,854
Every two weeks$1,779

Does it go far here?

$58,439Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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