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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania earns $47,690 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,253 a month.

10th percentile
$40,220
25th percentile
$45,860
Median percentile
$47,690
75th percentile
$58,460
90th percentile
$64,950

Based on 410 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

$39,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,690
Federal income tax−$3,543
Social Security + Medicare−$3,648
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,464
Monthly take-home$3,253
Every two weeks$1,501

Does it go far here?

$48,877Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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