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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 36 states

$52,683
National Average (Median)
$86,460
Highest: Washington
$35,760
Lowest: Alabama

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State

Compare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$35,760
$86,460

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $35,760 AZ $48,760 AR $44,440 CA $59,050 CO $53,780 CT $79,300 FL $47,220 GA $38,340 IL $63,360 IN $57,720 IA $51,600 KY $66,440 ME $45,210 MD $56,080 MA $62,380 MI $48,400 MN $55,210 MS $39,100 MO $47,680 NE $59,630 NV $52,800 NH $49,230 NJ $50,530 NY $56,560 NC $49,210 OH $51,310 OK $40,250 PA $47,690 SC $48,340 TN $43,710 TX $53,840 UT $46,580 VA $56,410 WA $86,460 WV $45,440 WI $58,770

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$86,460
#2
Connecticut
$79,300
#3
Kentucky
$66,440
#4
Illinois
$63,360
#5
Massachusetts
$62,380

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in All 36 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $86,460 $86,320 240
2 Connecticut $79,300 $71,170 150
3 Kentucky $66,440 $60,800 540
4 Illinois $63,360 $59,380 570
5 Massachusetts $62,380 $63,800 N/A
6 Nebraska $59,630 $55,240 70
7 California $59,050 $62,490 1,960
8 Wisconsin $58,770 $56,460 280
9 Indiana $57,720 $55,940 590
10 New York $56,560 $61,510 550
11 Virginia $56,410 $58,790 90
12 Maryland $56,080 $57,100 50
13 Minnesota $55,210 $57,930 220
14 Texas $53,840 $58,190 510
15 Colorado $53,780 $53,510 N/A
16 Nevada $52,800 $53,600 120
17 Iowa $51,600 $53,530 140
18 Ohio $51,310 $55,850 610
19 New Jersey $50,530 $51,080 190
20 New Hampshire $49,230 $52,510 50
21 North Carolina $49,210 $52,460 280
22 Arizona $48,760 $53,600 100
23 Michigan $48,400 $51,550 670
24 South Carolina $48,340 $50,540 120
25 Pennsylvania $47,690 $51,800 410
26 Missouri $47,680 $48,780 350
27 Florida $47,220 $45,390 140
28 Utah $46,580 $46,340 100
29 West Virginia $45,440 $48,110 120
30 Maine $45,210 $51,360 120
31 Arkansas $44,440 $48,730 160
32 Tennessee $43,710 $43,040 1,170
33 Oklahoma $40,250 $43,370 160
34 Mississippi $39,100 $44,320 100
35 Georgia $38,340 $42,530 120
36 Alabama $35,760 $39,500 210

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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