Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,803
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$8,837
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,362
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$46,640
Kept after tax
$37,803
Worth in national money
$36,362
State rank
23
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $46,640, ranking 23 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Maryland, this one sits low: 379 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Maryland is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $46,640 the take-home is $37,803; in national-average money that behaves like $36,362. The average lands at $46,380, below the middle of the range.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders: a median of $46,640, ranking 23 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders occupies position 379 of 489 in Maryland's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Maryland, on $46,640, is $37,803; deflated by the state's price level, $36,362. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $46,380 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 | $34,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,040 |
| This salary | $46,640 |
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 Maryland | $37,803 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,655 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,446 |
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 | $44,335 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,377 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Maryland earn under $46,640 and half over. The published range runs $34,740 at the tenth percentile to $64,040 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $37,803, from $46,640, 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 379 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,362 uses one figure for the whole of Maryland. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 379.
- Figures are distribution medians for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,740 to $64,040; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,803 from $46,640. 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 379 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,362, worked from $46,640, 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 Maryland address, on work sitting at 379 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,740 at the tenth percentile, $64,040 at the ninetieth.
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 $36,362 of national purchasing power.
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; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $37,803.
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 ($34,740 to $64,040) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,362 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 $37,803 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland 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.