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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $49,130 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,123 a month.

10th percentile
$39,380
25th percentile
$42,950
Median percentile
$49,130
75th percentile
$61,450
90th percentile
$68,210

Based on 250 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

$37,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,130
Federal income tax−$3,716
Social Security + Medicare−$3,758
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,176
Monthly take-home$3,123
Every two weeks$1,442

Does it go far here?

$46,604Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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