SOC 51-4081 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Burlington, VT

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Burlington, Vermont is $55,260 a year ($26.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,450: half of the 60 people in this job in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$55,260average per year

$26.57 / hourMedian $50,450Take-home ≈ $45,043

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  • $61K75th
  • $64K90th

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60people in this job
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101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Burlington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,220 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Burlington earn between $48,860 and $61,080.

  • $48K10th
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,260$4,605$26.57
Median$50,450$4,204$24.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,860$4,072$23.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,080$5,090$29.37

*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 Burlington vs. Vermont and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Burlington earn about the same as the Vermont average ($55,110) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Burlington$55,260$50,450$48,300$64,22060
Vermont$55,110$50,450$40,330$83,040110
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 Burlington

On the average salary of $55,260, a single filer in Burlington takes home about $45,043 a year, or $3,754 a month and $1,732 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Vermont tax is estimated with the Department of Taxes' 2026 withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Burlington area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $55,260 buys what about $54,741 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Burlington ($60,020). A typical home costs $472,552, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in nearby metro areas

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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 Burlington: questions

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

$26.57 an hour on average, and $24.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,043 a year ($3,754 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,260. Vermont tax is estimated with the Department of Taxes' 2026 withholding formula.

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

The average here is 10% more 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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT (15540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
  • 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). Vermont tax is estimated with the Department of Taxes' 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

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