Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Cloud, MN earns $45,220 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,953 a month.

10th percentile: $35,860
25th percentile: $35,860
Median percentile: $45,220
75th percentile: $46,420
90th percentile: $55,260

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

$35,439 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,220
Federal income tax	−$3,246
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,459
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,075
Monthly take-home	$2,953
Every two weeks	$1,363

Does it go far here?

$51,602Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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