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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $49,840 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,391 a month.

10th percentile
$39,560
25th percentile
$44,060
Median percentile
$49,840
75th percentile
$61,150
90th percentile
$64,010

Based on 370 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

$40,696 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,840
Federal income tax−$3,801
Social Security + Medicare−$3,813
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,530
Monthly take-home$3,391
Every two weeks$1,565

Does it go far here?

$53,273Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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