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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in San Diego, CA

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $59,050 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,791 a month.

10th percentile
$47,240
25th percentile
$48,050
Median percentile
$59,050
75th percentile
$71,520
90th percentile
$75,840

Based on 230 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

$45,493 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,050
Federal income tax−$4,906
Social Security + Medicare−$4,517
California income tax (approx.)−$4,134
Monthly take-home$3,791
Every two weeks$1,750

Does it go far here?

$52,776Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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