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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Scranton, PA

The median textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $42,870 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,942 a month.

10th percentile
$26,350
25th percentile
$35,510
Median percentile
$42,870
75th percentile
$43,490
90th percentile
$51,050

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

$35,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,870
Federal income tax−$2,964
Social Security + Medicare−$3,280
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,316
Monthly take-home$2,942
Every two weeks$1,358

Does it go far here?

$45,823Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

All textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania