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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Harrisburg, PA

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $51,230 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,481 a month.

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$47,090
Median percentile
$51,230
75th percentile
$60,880
90th percentile
$70,030

Based on 50 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

$41,771 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,230
Federal income tax−$3,968
Social Security + Medicare−$3,919
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,573
Monthly take-home$3,481
Every two weeks$1,607

Does it go far here?

$51,931Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisburg, PA

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Chief Executives$209,140
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Financial Managers$133,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Lawyers$131,440
Marketing Managers$128,830

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