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

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Utah earn the most in Salt Lake City (average $53,440 a year) and the least in Logan ($40,600), across the 3 Utah metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $51,240 and the median at $49,000 for 410 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $49,480.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in Utah

Salt Lake City$53,440
Ogden$50,320
Logan$40,600

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Salt Lake City	$53,440	$49,010	$47,260	$42,741	101
Ogden	$50,320	$47,960	$43,230	$40,373	100
Logan	$40,600	$35,940	$35,920	$33,074	96

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other states

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4021.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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