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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 37 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US earns $48,750 per year (14,000 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington ($61,990) and lowest in Louisiana ($35,180) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington $61,990 $51,989 $4,332 83.9% 140
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oregon $60,280 $46,170 $3,848 76.6% 240
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Colorado $58,300 $47,167 $3,931 80.9% 100
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in West Virginia $56,880 $46,057 $3,838 81% 70
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia $55,070 $44,076 $3,673 80% 190
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee $54,930 $46,316 $3,860 84.3% 670
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York $52,940 $42,456 $3,538 80.2% 280
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ohio $52,880 $43,997 $3,666 83.2% 1,040
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Hampshire $52,250 $44,163 $3,680 84.5% 90
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oklahoma $51,680 $41,925 $3,494 81.1% 120
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arizona $50,660 $41,828 $3,486 82.6% 160
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan $50,560 $40,907 $3,409 80.9% 1,190
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California $50,150 $41,417 $3,451 82.6% 770
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa $49,760 $40,923 $3,410 82.2% 120
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey $49,640 $40,870 $3,406 82.3% 440
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts $49,280 $39,533 $3,294 80.2% 250
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wisconsin $49,100 $40,253 $3,354 82% 470
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania $48,800 $39,893 $3,324 81.7% 1,520
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nebraska $48,120 $39,535 $3,295 82.2% 50
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri $47,980 $39,414 $3,285 82.1% 140
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utah $47,860 $38,482 $3,207 80.4% 90
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas $47,500 $38,495 $3,208 81% 50
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Florida $47,370 $40,242 $3,353 85% 150
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky $47,090 $38,486 $3,207 81.7% 340
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama $46,920 $37,799 $3,150 80.6% 170
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana $46,860 $38,479 $3,207 82.1% 990
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina $46,750 $38,096 $3,175 81.5% 290
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina $46,660 $38,318 $3,193 82.1% 320
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Mississippi $46,630 $38,514 $3,210 82.6% 80
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maine $45,590 $36,916 $3,076 81% 40
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois $45,340 $36,511 $3,043 80.5% 850
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Connecticut $44,350 $36,744 $3,062 82.9% 320
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Georgia $44,050 $35,911 $2,993 81.5% 250
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas $41,690 $35,678 $2,973 85.6% 1,450
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minnesota $41,100 $33,824 $2,819 82.3% 90
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arkansas $37,590 $31,130 $2,594 82.8% 200
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana $35,180 $29,778 $2,482 84.6% —
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