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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington earns $44,510 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,162 a month.

10th percentile
$39,560
25th percentile
$42,720
Median percentile
$44,510
75th percentile
$52,340
90th percentile
$69,960

Based on 750 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

$37,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,510
Federal income tax−$3,161
Social Security + Medicare−$3,405
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,162
Every two weeks$1,459

Does it go far here?

$41,593Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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