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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Allentown, PA

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $48,610 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,312 a month.

10th percentile
$38,360
25th percentile
$45,700
Median percentile
$48,610
75th percentile
$55,450
90th percentile
$60,370

Based on 100 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

$39,746 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,610
Federal income tax−$3,653
Social Security + Medicare−$3,719
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,492
Monthly take-home$3,312
Every two weeks$1,529

Does it go far here?

$48,626Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania