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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Louisiana

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisiana earns $34,040 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,376 a month.

10th percentile
$28,410
25th percentile
$30,960
Median percentile
$34,040
75th percentile
$38,080
90th percentile
$52,500

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

$28,510 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,040
Federal income tax−$1,905
Social Security + Medicare−$2,604
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,021
Monthly take-home$2,376
Every two weeks$1,097

Does it go far here?

$38,591Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

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