Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,198
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$8,802
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,502
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,000
Kept after tax
$38,198
Worth in national money
$39,502
State rank
38
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,000, ranking 38 of 49 states — about 4.06% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 328.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $47,000 you keep $38,198 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,502 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $46,490.
- Georgia ranks 38 of 49 for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders, with a median of $47,000 — about 4.06% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders sits at 328 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $38,198 after the full tax stack, from $47,000. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,502 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $46,490 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,830 |
| This salary | $47,000 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $38,198 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,945 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,604 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,826 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,940 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $47,000. The published range is $34,790 up to $59,830, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,198 take-home in Georgia comes from $47,000. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 328 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,502, the adjusted value of that $47,000 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 328 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,790 to $59,830. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,198, from $47,000, assumes a single Georgia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 328 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 38 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $39,502 — the adjusted value of that $47,000 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 328 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,790 and the top tenth $59,830, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,502 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $38,198.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,790 to $59,830) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $39,502 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,198 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.