SOC 51-4081 · Rome, GA metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rome, GA

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rome, Georgia is $34,890 a year ($16.77 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,410: half of the 170 people in this job in the Rome, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$34,890average per year

$16.77 / hourMedian $35,410Take-home ≈ $29,222

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  • $33K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $36K90th

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

170people in this job
-30%vs U.S. average
#6 of 6Georgia metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Rome

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,340 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rome earn between $32,850 and $35,970.

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $36K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,890$2,908$16.77
Median$35,410$2,951$17.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,850$2,738$15.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,970$2,998$17.29

*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 Rome vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rome earn 18% less than the Georgia average ($42,380) and 30% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Rome$34,890$35,410$30,140$36,340170
Georgia$42,380$38,810$33,890$58,6502,980
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 Rome

On the average salary of $34,890, a single filer in Rome takes home about $29,222 a year, or $2,435 a month and $1,124 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Rome a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Rome area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $34,890 buys what about $38,697 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Rome ($42,670). A typical home costs $235,303, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Rome ranks 6th of 6 Georgia metro areas for this job; Athens pays the most ($54,950).

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

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).

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

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

$16.77 an hour on average, and $17.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $29,222 a year ($2,435 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,890.

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

The average here is 30% 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 Rome, GA (40660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.69, this job is 4.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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