Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,736
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$7,704
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,313
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,440
Kept after tax
$38,736
Worth in national money
$38,313
State rank
25
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 25 of 45 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,440. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Arizona, this sits in the middle: 360 of 491 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $46,440, take-home of $38,736 is worth roughly $38,313 in national money. The average comes to $47,380, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arizona ranks 25 of 45 for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders at $46,440. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders ranks 360 of 491 occupations in Arizona by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders, whose median is $46,440, the adjusted figure of $38,313 differs little from $38,736 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,380 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,320 |
| This salary | $46,440 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $38,736 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,495 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,330 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,496 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,818 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Arizona earn less than $46,440. The published range is $37,370 up to $60,320, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $38,736, from $46,440, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 360 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arizona, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,313, the adjusted value of that $46,440 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 360 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,370 to $60,320. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,736 from $46,440. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 360 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $38,313 — the adjusted value of that $46,440 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 360 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,370 at the bottom tenth to $60,320 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $38,313 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Arizona's own levy, $38,736 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,370 to $60,320) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $38,313 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,736 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.