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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $46,010 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,994 a month.

10th percentile
$37,230
25th percentile
$38,950
Median percentile
$46,010
75th percentile
$48,500
90th percentile
$59,010

Based on 1,790 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

$35,928 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,010
Federal income tax−$3,341
Social Security + Medicare−$3,520
California income tax (approx.)−$3,221
Monthly take-home$2,994
Every two weeks$1,382

Does it go far here?

$40,514Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
69%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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