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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $61,050 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,913 a month.

10th percentile
$44,410
25th percentile
$49,060
Median percentile
$61,050
75th percentile
$72,230
90th percentile
$77,610

Based on 240 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

$46,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,050
Federal income tax−$5,146
Social Security + Medicare−$4,670
California income tax (approx.)−$4,274
Monthly take-home$3,913
Every two weeks$1,806

Does it go far here?

$54,564Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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