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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Columbus, IN

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Columbus, IN earns $41,890 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,882 a month.

10th percentile
$36,620
25th percentile
$41,890
Median percentile
$41,890
75th percentile
$61,160
90th percentile
$66,140

Based on 50 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

$34,582 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,890
Federal income tax−$2,847
Social Security + Medicare−$3,205
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,257
Monthly take-home$2,882
Every two weeks$1,330

Does it go far here?

$45,042Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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