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

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Maine earns $45,720 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,995 a month.

10th percentile
$39,550
25th percentile
$40,140
Median percentile
$45,720
75th percentile
$48,280
90th percentile
$55,550

Based on 170 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

$35,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,720
Federal income tax−$3,306
Social Security + Medicare−$3,498
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,972
Monthly take-home$2,995
Every two weeks$1,382

Does it go far here?

$47,110Median pay in Maine is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maine

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$419,410
Family Medicine Physicians$239,870
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720
Pharmacists$140,930
Chief Executives$138,770
Marketing Managers$135,380
Financial Managers$133,610

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