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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MS earns $41,080 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,795 a month.

10th percentile
$37,150
25th percentile
$37,210
Median percentile
$41,080
75th percentile
$47,520
90th percentile
$52,620

Based on 70 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

$33,545 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,080
Federal income tax−$2,750
Social Security + Medicare−$3,143
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,643
Monthly take-home$2,795
Every two weeks$1,290

Does it go far here?

$46,132Median pay in Jackson, MS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,072 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MS

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$175,090
Pharmacists$132,080
Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,800
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Sales Managers$123,700
Financial Managers$119,580
General and Operations Managers$114,190
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,870

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