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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Atlanta, GA

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $49,580 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,287 a month.

10th percentile
$32,760
25th percentile
$32,760
Median percentile
$49,580
75th percentile
$57,510
90th percentile
$57,630

Based on 40 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

$39,444 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,580
Federal income tax−$3,770
Social Security + Medicare−$3,793
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,573
Monthly take-home$3,287
Every two weeks$1,517

Does it go far here?

$49,551Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
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Chief Executives$275,820
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Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia