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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 46 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US earns $47,720 per year (60,840 employed). Gross pay is highest in Rhode Island ($61,350) and lowest in Idaho ($34,700) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rhode Island $61,350 $49,791 $4,149 81.2% 430
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Vermont $59,220 $48,213 $4,018 81.4% 60
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina $53,330 $43,412 $3,618 81.4% 2,950
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nebraska $52,360 $42,748 $3,562 81.6% 510
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minnesota $51,830 $41,824 $3,485 80.7% 900
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey $51,180 $42,023 $3,502 82.1% 750
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania $51,150 $41,709 $3,476 81.5% 2,960
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Colorado $51,110 $41,706 $3,476 81.6% 240
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts $50,370 $40,354 $3,363 80.1% 1,490
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Connecticut $50,230 $41,204 $3,434 82% 1,000
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wisconsin $50,230 $41,111 $3,426 81.8% 3,190
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Hampshire $50,210 $42,524 $3,544 84.7% 580
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arkansas $50,150 $40,732 $3,394 81.2% 1,270
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky $50,000 $40,723 $3,394 81.4% 1,400
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oregon $49,650 $38,559 $3,213 77.7% 440
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Dakota $49,620 $42,050 $3,504 84.7% 50
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana $49,420 $40,461 $3,372 81.9% 3,740
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina $49,040 $39,798 $3,317 81.2% 2,000
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utah $49,000 $39,347 $3,279 80.3% 410
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York $48,930 $39,450 $3,288 80.6% 1,400
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois $48,520 $38,909 $3,242 80.2% 2,750
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Georgia $48,410 $39,188 $3,266 80.9% 2,560
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana $47,930 $39,640 $3,303 82.7% 580
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama $47,690 $38,379 $3,198 80.5% 1,200
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee $47,550 $40,386 $3,366 84.9% 2,980
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa $47,240 $38,994 $3,250 82.5% 450
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington $47,230 $40,129 $3,344 85% 1,080
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maryland $46,730 $37,872 $3,156 81% 270
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maine $46,550 $37,622 $3,135 80.8% 90
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ohio $46,340 $38,922 $3,244 84% 5,020
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas $46,270 $37,576 $3,131 81.2% 1,140
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Delaware $46,140 $37,370 $3,114 81% 470
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri $46,050 $37,954 $3,163 82.4% 1,040
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wyoming $45,950 $39,101 $3,258 85.1% 80
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas $45,890 $39,053 $3,254 85.1% 4,070
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California $45,880 $38,220 $3,185 83.3% 3,870
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Mexico $45,670 $37,879 $3,157 82.9% 50
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia $45,220 $36,728 $3,061 81.2% 1,490
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan $45,140 $36,782 $3,065 81.5% 1,800
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arizona $45,000 $37,421 $3,118 83.2% 910
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in West Virginia $44,510 $36,667 $3,056 82.4% 540
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Mississippi $44,220 $36,674 $3,056 82.9% 550
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nevada $44,210 $37,703 $3,142 85.3% 260
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Florida $39,730 $34,103 $2,842 85.8% 1,190
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oklahoma $38,820 $32,170 $2,681 82.9% 490
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Idaho $34,700 $29,331 $2,444 84.5% —
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