SOC 51-9023 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta, Georgia is $48,010 a year ($23.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,180: half of the 1,470 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$48,010average per year

$23.08 / hourMedian $47,180Take-home ≈ $39,109

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $61K90th

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

1,470people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#4 of 9Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,850 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta earn between $39,620 and $55,080.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $61K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,010$4,001$23.08
Median$47,180$3,932$22.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,620$3,302$19.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,080$4,590$26.48

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Atlanta vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta earn 3% more than the Georgia average ($46,490) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Atlanta$48,010$47,180$36,290$60,8501,470
Georgia$46,490$47,000$34,790$59,8303,420
United States$52,090$48,990$36,790$70,20094,920

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $48,010, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $39,109 a year, or $3,259 a month and $1,504 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Atlanta a good place for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $48,010 buys what about $47,982 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 4th of 9 Georgia metro areas for this job; Rome pays the most ($51,140).

All Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,880).

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Atlanta: questions

How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Atlanta?

$23.08 an hour on average, and $22.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Atlanta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Atlanta?

About $39,109 a year ($3,259 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,010.

Do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

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 51-9023; area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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