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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Tucson, AZ

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, AZ earns $36,180 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,529 a month.

10th percentile
$31,910
25th percentile
$31,910
Median percentile
$36,180
75th percentile
$45,160
90th percentile
$61,910

Based on 140 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

$30,346 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,180
Federal income tax−$2,162
Social Security + Medicare−$2,768
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$905
Monthly take-home$2,529
Every two weeks$1,167

Does it go far here?

$37,339Median pay in Tucson, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$357,070
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers$151,520
Pharmacists$147,420
Sales Managers$138,880
Nurse Practitioners$129,340
Managers, All Other$128,860
Financial Managers$126,170

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