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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Georgia earns $45,670 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,042 a month.

10th percentile
$32,720
25th percentile
$38,290
Median percentile
$45,670
75th percentile
$49,530
90th percentile
$57,240

Based on 1,150 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

$36,506 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,670
Federal income tax−$3,300
Social Security + Medicare−$3,494
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,370
Monthly take-home$3,042
Every two weeks$1,404

Does it go far here?

$47,428Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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