Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $47,720 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $64,760 | +35.7% | 450 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $64,760 | +35.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $64,520 | +35.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $61,960 | +29.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $61,570 | +29.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $61,530 | +28.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $61,350 | +28.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $60,820 | +27.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $60,390 | +26.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $59,220 | +24.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $57,370 | +20.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $56,970 | +19.4% | 790 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $56,820 | +19.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $56,430 | +18.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $56,020 | +17.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $55,960 | +17.3% | 820 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $55,790 | +16.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $55,420 | +16.1% | 460 | 2025 |
| Fort Smith, AR | metropolitan | $55,380 | +16.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $54,610 | +14.4% | 570 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $54,490 | +14.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $54,170 | +13.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Hickory, NC | metropolitan | $53,800 | +12.7% | 940 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $53,670 | +12.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $53,330 | +11.8% | 2,950 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $53,240 | +11.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $52,510 | +10.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $52,360 | +9.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,830 | +8.6% | 900 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $51,810 | +8.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $51,510 | +7.9% | 610 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $51,410 | +7.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $51,230 | +7.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $51,220 | +7.3% | 540 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $51,200 | +7.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $51,200 | +7.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $51,180 | +7.3% | 750 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $51,170 | +7.2% | 740 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $51,150 | +7.2% | 2,960 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $51,110 | +7.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $50,880 | +6.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $50,660 | +6.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $50,370 | +5.6% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $50,230 | +5.3% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $50,230 | +5.3% | 3,190 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $50,210 | +5.2% | 580 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $50,150 | +5.1% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $50,000 | +4.8% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $49,970 | +4.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $49,840 | +4.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $49,660 | +4.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,650 | +4.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $49,620 | +4.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $49,590 | +3.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $49,450 | +3.6% | 800 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $49,420 | +3.6% | 3,740 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $49,420 | +3.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kankakee, IL | metropolitan | $49,280 | +3.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $49,040 | +2.8% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $49,010 | +2.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $49,000 | +2.7% | 410 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $48,980 | +2.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $48,940 | +2.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $48,930 | +2.5% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $48,750 | +2.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $48,680 | +2.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $48,660 | +2.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $48,630 | +1.9% | 2,070 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $48,590 | +1.8% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $48,570 | +1.8% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $48,550 | +1.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $48,520 | +1.7% | 2,750 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $48,520 | +1.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $48,510 | +1.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $48,410 | +1.4% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $48,370 | +1.4% | 770 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $48,260 | +1.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $48,250 | +1.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $48,160 | +0.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $48,080 | +0.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $47,990 | +0.6% | 810 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $47,970 | +0.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $47,960 | +0.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | metropolitan | $47,940 | +0.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $47,930 | +0.4% | 580 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $47,850 | +0.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $47,690 | −0.1% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $47,630 | −0.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $47,550 | −0.4% | 2,980 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $47,240 | −1.0% | 450 | 2025 |
| Morristown, TN | metropolitan | $47,240 | −1.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $47,230 | −1.0% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $47,220 | −1.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $47,210 | −1.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,200 | −1.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $47,180 | −1.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $47,110 | −1.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $47,090 | −1.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $46,930 | −1.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $46,890 | −1.7% | 250 | 2025 |