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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $54,090 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,488 a month.

10th percentile
$40,130
25th percentile
$46,780
Median percentile
$54,090
75th percentile
$65,960
90th percentile
$84,770

Based on 660 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

$41,855 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,090
Federal income tax−$4,311
Social Security + Medicare−$4,138
California income tax (approx.)−$3,786
Monthly take-home$3,488
Every two weeks$1,610

Does it go far here?

$47,629Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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