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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Baltimore, MD

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $49,280 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,235 a month.

10th percentile
$35,450
25th percentile
$40,550
Median percentile
$49,280
75th percentile
$51,140
90th percentile
$67,560

Based on 220 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

$38,820 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,280
Federal income tax−$3,734
Social Security + Medicare−$3,770
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,957
Monthly take-home$3,235
Every two weeks$1,493

Does it go far here?

$47,164Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

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