Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Illinois
The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois earns $63,360 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,163 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $43,680
- 25th percentile
- $48,920
- Median percentile
- $63,360
- 75th percentile
- $64,700
- 90th percentile
- $66,950
Based on 570 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
$49,953 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $63,360 |
| Federal income tax | −$5,423 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,847 |
| Illinois income tax (approx.) | −$3,136 |
| Monthly take-home | $4,163 |
| Every two weeks | $1,921 |
Does it go far here?
$63,387Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).
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| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Surgeons, All Other | $438,010 |
| Chief Executives | $331,920 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $293,490 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $286,830 |
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| Psychiatrists | $258,740 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $245,120 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 |
All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois