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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Waco, TX

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waco, TX earns $45,470 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,226 a month.

10th percentile
$35,370
25th percentile
$38,650
Median percentile
$45,470
75th percentile
$48,170
90th percentile
$64,980

Based on 40 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

$38,715 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,470
Federal income tax−$3,276
Social Security + Medicare−$3,478
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,226
Every two weeks$1,489

Does it go far here?

$49,130Median pay in Waco, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,151 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waco, TX

JobMedian pay
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$92,990
Registered Nurses$92,890
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,440
Project Management Specialists$78,580
Accountants and Auditors$76,140
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$75,850
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$69,980

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