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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Mississippi earns $39,100 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,669 a month.

10th percentile
$36,000
25th percentile
$39,090
Median percentile
$39,100
75th percentile
$51,540
90th percentile
$53,890

Based on 100 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

$32,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,100
Federal income tax−$2,512
Social Security + Medicare−$2,991
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,564
Monthly take-home$2,669
Every two weeks$1,232

Does it go far here?

$44,967Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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