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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wichita, KS earns $45,760 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,047 a month.

10th percentile
$30,160
25th percentile
$35,160
Median percentile
$45,760
75th percentile
$45,760
90th percentile
$45,890

Based on 50 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

$36,569 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,760
Federal income tax−$3,311
Social Security + Medicare−$3,501
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,380
Monthly take-home$3,047
Every two weeks$1,406

Does it go far here?

$51,447Median pay in Wichita, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.9 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($987 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wichita, KS

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,130
Financial Managers$155,060
Physicians, All Other$151,470
Pharmacists$142,400
Sales Managers$134,650
Aerospace Engineers$130,720
Industrial Production Managers$127,360
Lawyers$121,510

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