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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts earns $47,220 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,147 a month.

10th percentile
$40,430
25th percentile
$43,050
Median percentile
$47,220
75th percentile
$51,410
90th percentile
$56,010

Based on 950 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

$37,760 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,220
Federal income tax−$3,486
Social Security + Medicare−$3,612
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,361
Monthly take-home$3,147
Every two weeks$1,452

Does it go far here?

$44,650Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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