SOC 51-9023 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Baltimore, MD

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore, Maryland is $53,770 a year ($25.85 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,610: half of the 430 people in this job in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$53,770average per year

$25.85 / hourMedian $50,610Take-home ≈ $43,042

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $71K90th

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

430people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Maryland metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,770 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore earn between $44,790 and $61,780.

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,770$4,481$25.85
Median$50,610$4,218$24.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,790$3,732$21.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,780$5,148$29.70

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Baltimore vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore earn about the same as the Maryland average ($54,750) and 3% more than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Baltimore$53,770$50,610$40,090$70,770430
Maryland$54,750$53,480$40,200$70,770770
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 Baltimore

On the average salary of $53,770, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $43,042 a year, or $3,587 a month and $1,655 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $53,770 buys what about $51,461 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Baltimore ranks 2nd of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job; Hagerstown pays the most ($54,550).

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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).

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

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

$25.85 an hour on average, and $24.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,042 a year ($3,587 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,770. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is 3% more 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (12580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.52, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.52).

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