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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, PA earns $46,400 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,170 a month.

10th percentile
$41,540
25th percentile
$46,310
Median percentile
$46,400
75th percentile
$60,330
90th percentile
$73,080

Based on 270 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

$38,038 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,400
Federal income tax−$3,388
Social Security + Medicare−$3,550
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,424
Monthly take-home$3,170
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$47,223Median pay in Lancaster, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,357 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Financial Managers$134,280
Sales Managers$129,480
Lawyers$125,510
Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Software Developers$104,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
General and Operations Managers$98,810

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