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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Lexington, KY

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $48,740 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,283 a month.

10th percentile
$33,850
25th percentile
$39,630
Median percentile
$48,740
75th percentile
$64,730
90th percentile
$84,220

Based on 380 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

$39,393 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,740
Federal income tax−$3,669
Social Security + Medicare−$3,729
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,950
Monthly take-home$3,283
Every two weeks$1,515

Does it go far here?

$52,471Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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