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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $66,440 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,409 a month.

10th percentile
$45,760
25th percentile
$50,560
Median percentile
$66,440
75th percentile
$66,440
90th percentile
$66,440

Based on 90 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

$52,907 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,440
Federal income tax−$5,793
Social Security + Medicare−$5,083
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,658
Monthly take-home$4,409
Every two weeks$2,035

Does it go far here?

$71,384Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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