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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Mexico earns $36,710 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,490 a month.

10th percentile
$30,590
25th percentile
$31,110
Median percentile
$36,710
75th percentile
$36,710
90th percentile
$41,340

Based on 80 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

$29,878 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,710
Federal income tax−$2,225
Social Security + Medicare−$2,808
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,799
Monthly take-home$2,490
Every two weeks$1,149

Does it go far here?

$39,810Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,067 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Mexico

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,350
Physicists$165,340
Nuclear Engineers$164,300
Engineers, All Other$162,070
Electrical Engineers$158,520

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