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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $55,780 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,591 a month.

10th percentile
$42,050
25th percentile
$46,420
Median percentile
$55,780
75th percentile
$64,380
90th percentile
$74,410

Based on 260 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

$43,095 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,780
Federal income tax−$4,514
Social Security + Medicare−$4,267
California income tax (approx.)−$3,905
Monthly take-home$3,591
Every two weeks$1,657

Does it go far here?

$48,247Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
69%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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