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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Atlanta, GA

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $48,570 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,224 a month.

10th percentile
$39,920
25th percentile
$45,760
Median percentile
$48,570
75th percentile
$67,570
90th percentile
$67,970

Based on 1,680 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

$38,685 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,570
Federal income tax−$3,648
Social Security + Medicare−$3,716
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,521
Monthly take-home$3,224
Every two weeks$1,488

Does it go far here?

$48,542Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia