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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Reading, PA

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Reading, PA earns $55,260 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,740 a month.

10th percentile
$37,550
25th percentile
$48,050
Median percentile
$55,260
75th percentile
$55,260
90th percentile
$56,050

Based on 440 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

$44,885 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,260
Federal income tax−$4,451
Social Security + Medicare−$4,227
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,696
Monthly take-home$3,740
Every two weeks$1,726

Does it go far here?

$56,934Median pay in Reading, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,181 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reading, PA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,900
Sales Managers$129,230
Software Developers$120,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,620
General and Operations Managers$99,920
Registered Nurses$98,470
Project Management Specialists$98,040
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,060

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