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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $48,080 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,121 a month.

10th percentile
$37,690
25th percentile
$40,080
Median percentile
$48,080
75th percentile
$62,360
90th percentile
$75,610

Based on 570 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

$37,447 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,080
Federal income tax−$3,590
Social Security + Medicare−$3,678
California income tax (approx.)−$3,366
Monthly take-home$3,121
Every two weeks$1,440

Does it go far here?

$42,337Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
66%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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