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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in El Paso, TX

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in El Paso, TX earns $43,890 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,120 a month.

10th percentile
$32,680
25th percentile
$37,490
Median percentile
$43,890
75th percentile
$57,200
90th percentile
$57,400

Based on 110 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

$37,446 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,890
Federal income tax−$3,087
Social Security + Medicare−$3,358
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,120
Every two weeks$1,440

Does it go far here?

$48,814Median pay in El Paso, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,079 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in El Paso, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$289,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,840
Lawyers$140,550
Financial Managers$131,580
Software Developers$127,310
Nurse Practitioners$127,110
Pharmacists$124,910
Managers, All Other$122,930

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