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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Athens, GA

The median extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Athens-Clarke County, GA earns $53,970 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,562 a month.

10th percentile
$35,090
25th percentile
$35,090
Median percentile
$53,970
75th percentile
$55,660
90th percentile
$60,330

Based on 80 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

$42,744 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,970
Federal income tax−$4,296
Social Security + Medicare−$4,129
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,801
Monthly take-home$3,562
Every two weeks$1,644

Does it go far here?

$57,819Median pay in Athens, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,201 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Athens, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$94,240
Registered Nurses$82,200
General and Operations Managers$81,830
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,600
Accountants and Auditors$75,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$60,960

All extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia