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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, PA earns $48,960 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,335 a month.

10th percentile
$42,220
25th percentile
$45,500
Median percentile
$48,960
75th percentile
$59,270
90th percentile
$64,950

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

$40,016 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,960
Federal income tax−$3,695
Social Security + Medicare−$3,745
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,503
Monthly take-home$3,335
Every two weeks$1,539

Does it go far here?

$51,716Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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