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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $55,420 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,708 a month.

10th percentile
$37,290
25th percentile
$44,490
Median percentile
$55,420
75th percentile
$56,160
90th percentile
$59,540

Based on 460 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

$44,493 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,420
Federal income tax−$4,470
Social Security + Medicare−$4,240
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,217
Monthly take-home$3,708
Every two weeks$1,711

Does it go far here?

$59,544Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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