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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $48,180 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,284 a month.

10th percentile
$34,410
25th percentile
$36,770
Median percentile
$48,180
75th percentile
$52,910
90th percentile
$61,180

Based on 1,960 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

$39,414 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,180
Federal income tax−$3,602
Social Security + Medicare−$3,686
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,479
Monthly take-home$3,284
Every two weeks$1,516

Does it go far here?

$46,980Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
45%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 multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania