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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $48,370 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,297 a month.

10th percentile
$38,350
25th percentile
$45,780
Median percentile
$48,370
75th percentile
$58,200
90th percentile
$64,290

Based on 770 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

$39,560 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,370
Federal income tax−$3,624
Social Security + Medicare−$3,700
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,485
Monthly take-home$3,297
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$47,165Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 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 Pennsylvania