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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Lafayette, LA

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette, LA earns $51,830 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,523 a month.

10th percentile
$40,080
25th percentile
$40,080
Median percentile
$51,830
75th percentile
$56,530
90th percentile
$65,190

Based on 190 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

$42,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,830
Federal income tax−$4,040
Social Security + Medicare−$3,965
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,555
Monthly take-home$3,523
Every two weeks$1,626

Does it go far here?

$59,432Median pay in Lafayette, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.2 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lafayette, LA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$132,130
Financial Managers$120,450
Lawyers$111,160
Software Developers$109,010
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,270
General and Operations Managers$99,510
Managers, All Other$88,370
Registered Nurses$81,960

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