Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,425
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$8,365
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,683
Indiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Indiana — 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
$46,790
Kept after tax
$38,425
Worth in national money
$41,683
State rank
22
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Indiana is 22 of 45 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,790. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Indiana reports figures for, this is number 347.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,790 the take-home is $38,425; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,683 would nationally. The average lands at $46,720, below the middle of the range.
- Indiana ranks 22 of 45 for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders at $46,790. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Indiana's occupational distribution, extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders sits at 347 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indiana, on $46,790, is $38,425 — equivalent to $41,683 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $46,720 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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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 | $37,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,580 |
| This salary | $46,790 |
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 Indiana | $38,425 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,776 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$751 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $45,109 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$908 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,790 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,480 and the ninetieth is $59,580 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $38,425, from $46,790, 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 347 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,683 uses one figure for the whole of Indiana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 347.
- The Indiana median of $46,790 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,480 to $59,580. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,425 from $46,790. 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 347 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,683, worked from $46,790, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Indiana address, on work sitting at 347 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,480 at the bottom tenth to $59,580 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Indiana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $41,683 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Indiana then takes its own share, leaving $38,425.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,480 to $59,580) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Indiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Indiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $41,683 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,425 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Indiana 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.