Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 36 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US earns $50,620 per year (16,710 employed). Gross pay is highest in Colorado ($71,670) and lowest in Arkansas ($39,060) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Colorado	$71,670	$56,805	$4,734	79.3%	150
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maine	$64,800	$51,054	$4,255	78.8%	80
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minnesota	$61,000	$48,569	$4,047	79.6%	150
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts	$60,870	$48,266	$4,022	79.3%	690
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California	$60,180	$48,874	$4,073	81.2%	2,600
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama	$58,490	$46,517	$3,876	79.5%	100
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nevada	$58,240	$48,976	$4,081	84.1%	60
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania	$57,020	$46,245	$3,854	81.1%	580
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arizona	$55,840	$45,860	$3,822	82.1%	110
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois	$54,930	$43,742	$3,645	79.6%	1,260
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maryland	$54,860	$44,018	$3,668	80.2%	60
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina	$53,840	$43,801	$3,650	81.4%	310
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in West Virginia	$53,660	$43,613	$3,634	81.3%	50
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wisconsin	$51,020	$41,711	$3,476	81.8%	340
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York	$50,760	$40,822	$3,402	80.4%	530
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana	$50,560	$41,674	$3,473	82.4%	90
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa	$50,370	$41,390	$3,449	82.2%	180
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Georgia	$50,180	$40,518	$3,377	80.7%	100
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ohio	$49,880	$41,669	$3,472	83.5%	1,180
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina	$49,490	$40,133	$3,344	81.1%	370
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana	$49,420	$40,461	$3,372	81.9%	710
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Connecticut	$49,380	$40,560	$3,380	82.1%	690
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Hampshire	$48,980	$41,535	$3,461	84.8%	150
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri	$48,950	$40,148	$3,346	82%	160
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia	$48,920	$39,488	$3,291	80.7%	210
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey	$48,180	$39,778	$3,315	82.6%	190
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas	$48,020	$40,764	$3,397	84.9%	2,150
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nebraska	$47,350	$38,951	$3,246	82.3%	120
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas	$47,310	$38,353	$3,196	81.1%	90
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky	$47,060	$38,463	$3,205	81.7%	250
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan	$46,680	$37,954	$3,163	81.3%	1,540
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Florida	$44,710	$38,105	$3,175	85.2%	140
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oklahoma	$43,680	$35,857	$2,988	82.1%	240
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oregon	$41,640	$32,824	$2,735	78.8%	40
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee	$40,730	$34,907	$2,909	85.7%	700
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arkansas	$39,060	$32,254	$2,688	82.6%	190

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