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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $57,010 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,666 a month.

10th percentile
$44,970
25th percentile
$47,350
Median percentile
$57,010
75th percentile
$70,960
90th percentile
$88,590

Based on 210 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

$43,997 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,010
Federal income tax−$4,661
Social Security + Medicare−$4,361
California income tax (approx.)−$3,991
Monthly take-home$3,666
Every two weeks$1,692

Does it go far here?

$49,311Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
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Chief Executives$288,690
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Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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