Model Makers, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rochester, NY

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic pay range in Rochester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,470 or more. The middle half of model makers, metal and plastic in Rochester earn between $66,370 and $78,790.

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

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic pay in Rochester vs. New York and the U.S.

Model makers, metal and plastic in Rochester earn 13% less than the New York average ($82,450) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($68,570). At the median the gap is +21% against the U.S. median of $63,340.

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

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Rochester

On the average salary of $71,870, a single filer in Rochester takes home about $56,043 a year, or $4,670 a month and $2,155 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Rochester a good place for model makers, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Rochester area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $71,870 buys what about $74,066 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Rochester ($51,210). A typical home costs $285,034, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Model Makers, Metal and Plastic salary in other New York cities

Rochester ranks 2nd of 2 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($79,910).

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Highest-paying cities for model makers, metal and plastic

Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($98,390).

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• Tool and Die Makers$65,380 a year
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• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,330 a year
• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,530 a year
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,160 a year
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,300 a year

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