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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas earns $53,840 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,787 a month.

10th percentile
$37,110
25th percentile
$43,820
Median percentile
$53,840
75th percentile
$62,890
90th percentile
$106,740

Based on 510 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

$45,440 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,840
Federal income tax−$4,281
Social Security + Medicare−$4,119
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,787
Every two weeks$1,748

Does it go far here?

$55,473Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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