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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $44,830 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,922 a month.

10th percentile
$38,600
25th percentile
$40,500
Median percentile
$44,830
75th percentile
$57,600
90th percentile
$63,530

Based on 170 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

$35,063 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,830
Federal income tax−$3,200
Social Security + Medicare−$3,429
California income tax (approx.)−$3,138
Monthly take-home$2,922
Every two weeks$1,349

Does it go far here?

$42,027Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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