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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Worcester, MA earns $50,660 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,363 a month.

10th percentile
$48,430
25th percentile
$50,370
Median percentile
$50,660
75th percentile
$56,660
90th percentile
$59,320

Based on 270 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

$40,352 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,660
Federal income tax−$3,899
Social Security + Medicare−$3,875
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,533
Monthly take-home$3,363
Every two weeks$1,552

Does it go far here?

$49,413Median pay in Worcester, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,426 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Worcester, MA

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$199,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$193,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,150
Financial Managers$170,940
Managers, All Other$164,730
Sales Managers$162,810
Software Developers$146,950
Construction Managers$140,570

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