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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $48,890 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,330 a month.

10th percentile
$40,020
25th percentile
$47,250
Median percentile
$48,890
75th percentile
$58,470
90th percentile
$74,090

Based on 420 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

$39,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,890
Federal income tax−$3,687
Social Security + Medicare−$3,740
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,501
Monthly take-home$3,330
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$51,642Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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