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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Mississippi earns $46,560 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,144 a month.

10th percentile
$34,440
25th percentile
$37,800
Median percentile
$46,560
75th percentile
$57,500
90th percentile
$70,690

Based on 660 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

$37,729 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,560
Federal income tax−$3,407
Social Security + Medicare−$3,562
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,862
Monthly take-home$3,144
Every two weeks$1,451

Does it go far here?

$53,546Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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