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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lincoln, NE earns $61,570 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,048 a month.

10th percentile
$38,590
25th percentile
$46,550
Median percentile
$61,570
75th percentile
$61,570
90th percentile
$62,660

Based on 90 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

$48,573 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,570
Federal income tax−$5,208
Social Security + Medicare−$4,710
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$3,079
Monthly take-home$4,048
Every two weeks$1,868

Does it go far here?

$67,230Median pay in Lincoln, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,082 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lincoln, NE

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$131,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$130,340
Sales Managers$120,430
Managers, All Other$111,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,640
Administrative Services Managers$104,860
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,750
Software Developers$101,690

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