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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois earns $48,520 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,230 a month.

10th percentile
$33,800
25th percentile
$39,400
Median percentile
$48,520
75th percentile
$58,310
90th percentile
$70,470

Based on 2,750 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

$38,764 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,520
Federal income tax−$3,642
Social Security + Medicare−$3,712
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,402
Monthly take-home$3,230
Every two weeks$1,491

Does it go far here?

$48,540Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
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Chief Executives$331,920
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Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

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