SOC 51-9023 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa, Florida is $46,390 a year ($22.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,000: half of the 600 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$46,390average per year

$22.30 / hourMedian $46,000Take-home ≈ $39,454

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  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

600people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#10 of 14Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,740 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa earn between $39,480 and $50,940.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,390$3,866$22.30
Median$46,000$3,833$22.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,480$3,290$18.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,940$4,245$24.49

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Tampa vs. Florida and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa earn about the same as the Florida average ($46,630) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tampa$46,390$46,000$34,770$59,740600
Florida$46,630$46,000$34,550$59,7803,550
United States$52,090$48,990$36,790$70,20094,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $46,390, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $39,454 a year, or $3,288 a month and $1,517 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $46,390 buys what about $45,981 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 10th of 14 Florida metro areas for this job; Pensacola pays the most ($50,720).

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Highest-paying cities for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,880).

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Tampa: questions

How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Tampa?

$22.30 an hour on average, and $22.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Tampa?

About $39,454 a year ($3,288 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,390. Florida has no state income tax.

Do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9023; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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