Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers

Ohio leads at $61,440 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Ohio$61,440$48,910–$67,240
Alabama$60,100$43,960–$63,180
Indiana$57,200$47,520–$57,200
Pennsylvania$55,960$36,440–$66,610
Minnesota$52,600$48,940–$60,620
Kansas$50,320$46,620–$66,930
Michigan$49,180$47,280–$53,930
Missouri$48,810$48,810–$51,710
Iowa$48,400$40,430–$57,430
Arkansas$47,770$46,900–$47,970
Texas$46,970$35,980–$59,460
Tennessee$46,200$40,730–$71,610
Georgia$45,360$41,500–$49,710
California$45,290$42,770–$53,480
New York$44,120$38,640–$56,460
Florida$43,520$41,210–$59,000
South Carolina$43,380$37,670–$49,980
Wisconsin$41,980$36,330–$47,730
Virginia$40,770$38,920–$48,340
North Carolina$40,090$36,910–$53,230
Utah$38,570$36,750–$44,960
Nebraska$37,630$37,630–$43,970
Kentucky$33,330$33,330–$35,260

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.