Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,955
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$8,125
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,777
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — 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
$47,080
Kept after tax
$38,955
Worth in national money
$35,777
State rank
20
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $47,080, ranking 20 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 New Jersey, this one sits low: 385 of 490 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $47,080, tax leaves $38,955 — and because New Jersey is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $35,777 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $48,200, since top earners drag the number up.
- New Jersey occupies the middle band for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders: a median of $47,080, ranking 20 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 385 of 490 in New Jersey'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.
- After tax, $38,955 remains from the New Jersey median of $47,080 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $35,777 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $48,200 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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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 | $35,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,570 |
| This salary | $47,080 |
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 New Jersey | $38,955 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,009 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,395 |
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 | $45,769 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,524 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Jersey earn less than $47,080. The published range is $35,350 up to $62,570, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Jersey's $38,955, worked from $47,080. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 385 of 490.
- Two cautions on $35,777, the adjusted value of that $47,080 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New Jersey. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 385 of 490 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Jersey the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,350 to $62,570. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The New Jersey take-home of $38,955, on $47,080 for work ranking 385 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 385 of 490 in the state.
- This $35,777 adjusted figure, worked from $47,080, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 385 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 385 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,350 at the bottom tenth to $62,570 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 $35,777 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; New Jersey then takes its own share, leaving $38,955.
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 ($35,350 to $62,570) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Jersey rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $35,777 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 $38,955 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey 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.