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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Buffalo, NY

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $47,180 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,105 a month.

10th percentile
$35,610
25th percentile
$41,850
Median percentile
$47,180
75th percentile
$49,310
90th percentile
$57,160

Based on 220 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

$37,258 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,180
Federal income tax−$3,482
Social Security + Medicare−$3,609
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,831
Monthly take-home$3,105
Every two weeks$1,433

Does it go far here?

$49,226Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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