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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $49,940 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,398 a month.

10th percentile
$34,880
25th percentile
$43,730
Median percentile
$49,940
75th percentile
$59,810
90th percentile
$66,040

Based on 110 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

$40,774 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,940
Federal income tax−$3,813
Social Security + Medicare−$3,820
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,533
Monthly take-home$3,398
Every two weeks$1,568

Does it go far here?

$48,696Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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