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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas earns $48,020 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,397 a month.

10th percentile
$26,610
25th percentile
$32,210
Median percentile
$48,020
75th percentile
$55,460
90th percentile
$56,930

Based on 2,150 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

$40,764 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,020
Federal income tax−$3,582
Social Security + Medicare−$3,674
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,397
Every two weeks$1,568

Does it go far here?

$49,476Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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