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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Allentown, PA

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $50,150 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,411 a month.

10th percentile
$39,370
25th percentile
$43,280
Median percentile
$50,150
75th percentile
$62,500
90th percentile
$76,920

Based on 140 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

$40,936 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,150
Federal income tax−$3,838
Social Security + Medicare−$3,836
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,540
Monthly take-home$3,411
Every two weeks$1,574

Does it go far here?

$50,166Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania