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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $46,510 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,177 a month.

10th percentile
$32,450
25th percentile
$37,450
Median percentile
$46,510
75th percentile
$57,970
90th percentile
$63,330

Based on 1,150 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

$38,123 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,510
Federal income tax−$3,401
Social Security + Medicare−$3,558
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,428
Monthly take-home$3,177
Every two weeks$1,466

Does it go far here?

$45,352Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania