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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania earns $51,150 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,476 a month.

10th percentile
$39,120
25th percentile
$45,660
Median percentile
$51,150
75th percentile
$60,370
90th percentile
$73,080

Based on 2,960 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

$41,709 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,150
Federal income tax−$3,958
Social Security + Medicare−$3,913
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,570
Monthly take-home$3,476
Every two weeks$1,604

Does it go far here?

$52,423Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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