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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas earns $37,710 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,707 a month.

10th percentile
$32,860
25th percentile
$36,080
Median percentile
$37,710
75th percentile
$46,110
90th percentile
$54,400

Based on 3,420 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

$32,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,710
Federal income tax−$2,345
Social Security + Medicare−$2,885
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,707
Every two weeks$1,249

Does it go far here?

$38,853Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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