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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Modesto, CA earns $41,850 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,740 a month.

10th percentile
$38,620
25th percentile
$38,630
Median percentile
$41,850
75th percentile
$47,460
90th percentile
$52,120

Based on 50 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

$32,877 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,850
Federal income tax−$2,842
Social Security + Medicare−$3,202
California income tax (approx.)−$2,930
Monthly take-home$2,740
Every two weeks$1,264

Does it go far here?

$40,199Median pay in Modesto, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.1 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Modesto, CA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$160,180
Medical and Health Services Managers$138,950
Registered Nurses$132,590
General and Operations Managers$104,330
Project Management Specialists$102,490
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,890
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,640
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,250

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