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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $60,190 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,861 a month.

10th percentile
$40,750
25th percentile
$47,560
Median percentile
$60,190
75th percentile
$76,940
90th percentile
$87,360

Based on 30 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

$46,329 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,190
Federal income tax−$5,043
Social Security + Medicare−$4,605
California income tax (approx.)−$4,213
Monthly take-home$3,861
Every two weeks$1,782

Does it go far here?

$56,426Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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