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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $48,700 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,321 a month.

10th percentile
$38,540
25th percentile
$44,560
Median percentile
$48,700
75th percentile
$50,080
90th percentile
$59,870

Based on 240 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

$39,849 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,700
Federal income tax−$3,664
Social Security + Medicare−$3,726
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,461
Monthly take-home$3,321
Every two weeks$1,533

Does it go far here?

$50,890Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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