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

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, PA earns $69,150 a year, 38% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,613 a month.

10th percentile
$49,990
25th percentile
$59,040
Median percentile
$69,150
75th percentile
$69,200
90th percentile
$69,240

Based on 1,260 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

$55,354 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,150
Federal income tax−$6,383
Social Security + Medicare−$5,290
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,123
Monthly take-home$4,613
Every two weeks$2,129

Does it go far here?

$73,042Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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