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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Hattiesburg, MS

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hattiesburg, MS earns $34,790 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,395 a month.

10th percentile
$28,310
25th percentile
$28,580
Median percentile
$34,790
75th percentile
$37,690
90th percentile
$41,220

Based on 30 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

$28,742 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,790
Federal income tax−$1,995
Social Security + Medicare−$2,661
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,392
Monthly take-home$2,395
Every two weeks$1,105

Does it go far here?

$39,700Median pay in Hattiesburg, MS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,860
Registered Nurses$76,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$49,590
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$48,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$40,230

All multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi