Pay vs cost of living

How far does a Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender's pay go, state by state?

A Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender's pay leaves the most room in Hawaii — about $5,406/mo take-home against $1,927/mo typical rent — and the least in Alaska.

StateEst. take-homeTypical rentRent share
Hawaii$5,406/mo$1,927/mo36%
North Dakota$3,624/mo$911/mo25%
Maine$3,558/mo$1,104/mo31%
Wyoming$3,338/mo$979/mo29%
Vermont$3,385/mo$1,207/mo36%
Idaho$3,340/mo$1,163/mo35%
Kentucky$3,056/mo$918/mo30%
West Virginia$2,976/mo$848/mo28%
Indiana$3,064/mo$1,022/mo33%
Louisiana$3,062/mo$1,028/mo34%
Iowa$2,948/mo$932/mo32%
Missouri$2,998/mo$997/mo33%
Wisconsin$3,033/mo$1,033/mo34%
Oklahoma$2,960/mo$970/mo33%
South Carolina$3,076/mo$1,131/mo37%
Alabama$2,902/mo$967/mo33%
Kansas$2,949/mo$1,025/mo35%
Pennsylvania$3,090/mo$1,176/mo38%
Michigan$2,978/mo$1,072/mo36%
Mississippi$2,838/mo$933/mo33%
Arkansas$2,804/mo$903/mo32%
Ohio$2,887/mo$986/mo34%
Minnesota$3,121/mo$1,230/mo39%
Arizona$3,243/mo$1,419/mo44%
Illinois$3,034/mo$1,246/mo41%
Rhode Island$3,068/mo$1,289/mo42%
South Dakota$2,688/mo$910/mo34%
Delaware$3,092/mo$1,321/mo43%
New Mexico$2,781/mo$1,034/mo37%
Nebraska$2,741/mo$1,017/mo37%
North Carolina$2,854/mo$1,147/mo40%
New Jersey$3,347/mo$1,656/mo49%
New Hampshire$3,099/mo$1,424/mo46%
Oregon$3,095/mo$1,431/mo46%
Texas$2,971/mo$1,328/mo45%
Massachusetts$3,331/mo$1,716/mo52%
Maryland$3,283/mo$1,683/mo51%
Georgia$2,896/mo$1,320/mo46%
Tennessee$2,647/mo$1,111/mo42%
Utah$2,924/mo$1,396/mo48%
New York$3,127/mo$1,621/mo52%
Virginia$2,980/mo$1,547/mo52%
Washington$3,073/mo$1,641/mo53%
Connecticut$2,832/mo$1,483/mo52%
Montana$2,358/mo$1,031/mo44%
Florida$2,768/mo$1,542/mo56%
Colorado$2,784/mo$1,659/mo60%
Nevada$2,577/mo$1,478/mo57%
California$3,019/mo$1,969/mo65%
Alaska$2,116/mo$1,361/mo64%

Take-home is that state's BLS OEWS 2023 median wage after a rough ~22% tax estimate — a ballpark, not a real paycheck. Rent is population-weighted Census gross rent (utilities included). Neither includes state taxes, insurance, or the cost of moving.

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