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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $74,420 a year, 47% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,665 a month.

10th percentile
$48,790
25th percentile
$52,650
Median percentile
$74,420
75th percentile
$79,690
90th percentile
$98,560

Based on 360 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

$55,975 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,420
Federal income tax−$7,542
Social Security + Medicare−$5,693
California income tax (approx.)−$5,209
Monthly take-home$4,665
Every two weeks$2,153

Does it go far here?

$67,395Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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