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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $51,830 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,520 a month.

10th percentile
$37,320
25th percentile
$42,640
Median percentile
$51,830
75th percentile
$62,570
90th percentile
$80,940

Based on 470 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

$42,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,830
Federal income tax−$4,040
Social Security + Medicare−$3,965
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,591
Monthly take-home$3,520
Every two weeks$1,624

Does it go far here?

$50,539Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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