SOC 51-4081 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa, Florida is $42,210 a year ($20.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,220: half of the 750 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$42,210average per year

$20.30 / hourMedian $39,220Take-home ≈ $36,096

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $48K90th

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

750people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#6 of 8Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,380 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa earn between $37,430 and $44,550.

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,210$3,518$20.29
Median$39,220$3,268$18.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,430$3,119$18.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,550$3,712$21.42

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Tampa vs. Florida and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa earn 3% less than the Florida average ($43,570) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tampa$42,210$39,220$35,790$48,380750
Florida$43,570$41,220$33,980$57,9702,530
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $42,210, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $36,096 a year, or $3,008 a month and $1,388 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

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

Florida paycheck calculator: try your own salary

Advertisement

Is Tampa a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? 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 $42,210 buys what about $41,838 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $42,210 is worth in another city

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 6th of 8 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($46,350).

All Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tampa, FL.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Tampa: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Tampa?

$20.30 an hour on average, and $18.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Tampa?

About $36,096 a year ($3,008 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,210. Florida has no state income tax.

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

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 51-4081; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.