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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $50,400 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,388 a month.

10th percentile
$39,180
25th percentile
$43,180
Median percentile
$50,400
75th percentile
$55,410
90th percentile
$55,410

Based on 550 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

$40,660 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,400
Federal income tax−$3,868
Social Security + Medicare−$3,856
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,016
Monthly take-home$3,388
Every two weeks$1,564

Does it go far here?

$54,150Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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