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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Massachusetts

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Massachusetts earns $47,830 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,185 a month.

10th percentile
$39,260
25th percentile
$46,770
Median percentile
$47,830
75th percentile
$58,290
90th percentile
$61,690

Based on 480 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

$38,220 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,830
Federal income tax−$3,560
Social Security + Medicare−$3,659
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,392
Monthly take-home$3,185
Every two weeks$1,470

Does it go far here?

$45,226Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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