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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $49,630 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,378 a month.

10th percentile
$42,220
25th percentile
$47,220
Median percentile
$49,630
75th percentile
$58,700
90th percentile
$62,400

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

$40,534 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,630
Federal income tax−$3,776
Social Security + Medicare−$3,797
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,524
Monthly take-home$3,378
Every two weeks$1,559

Does it go far here?

$48,394Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

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JobMedian pay
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Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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