Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Alexandria, LA
The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alexandria, LA earns $44,800 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,069 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $33,620
- 25th percentile
- $33,620
- Median percentile
- $44,800
- 75th percentile
- $44,800
- 90th percentile
- $52,420
Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.
What you keep
$36,833 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $44,800 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,196 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,427 |
| Louisiana income tax (approx.) | −$1,344 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,069 |
| Every two weeks | $1,417 |
Does it go far here?
$52,284Median pay in Alexandria, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($946 a month, Census ACS).
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All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana