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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Atlanta, GA

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $39,190 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,636 a month.

10th percentile
$34,610
25th percentile
$36,550
Median percentile
$39,190
75th percentile
$61,360
90th percentile
$106,010

Based on 430 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

$31,635 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,190
Federal income tax−$2,523
Social Security + Medicare−$2,998
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,034
Monthly take-home$2,636
Every two weeks$1,217

Does it go far here?

$39,167Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
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Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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