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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $61,090 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,116 a month.

10th percentile
$41,840
25th percentile
$52,600
Median percentile
$61,090
75th percentile
$75,440
90th percentile
$75,440

Based on 210 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

$49,390 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,090
Federal income tax−$5,151
Social Security + Medicare−$4,673
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,875
Monthly take-home$4,116
Every two weeks$1,900

Does it go far here?

$59,569Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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