Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location
National median: $45,760 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $88,940 | +94.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $72,500 | +58.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $61,820 | +35.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $59,110 | +29.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $59,080 | +29.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $57,990 | +26.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $57,910 | +26.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $56,320 | +23.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $55,940 | +22.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $55,780 | +21.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $54,630 | +19.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $54,530 | +19.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $54,200 | +18.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $53,580 | +17.1% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $52,560 | +14.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $52,340 | +14.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $52,340 | +14.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $52,070 | +13.8% | 560 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $51,830 | +13.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $51,670 | +12.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $51,620 | +12.8% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $51,360 | +12.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $51,250 | +12.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $51,110 | +11.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $50,940 | +11.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $50,690 | +10.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $50,430 | +10.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $50,370 | +10.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $50,270 | +9.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $50,150 | +9.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $50,070 | +9.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $50,050 | +9.4% | — | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $49,550 | +8.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $49,390 | +7.9% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $49,340 | +7.8% | 500 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $49,280 | +7.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $49,130 | +7.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $49,100 | +7.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $49,100 | +7.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $49,100 | +7.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $48,860 | +6.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $48,860 | +6.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,760 | +6.6% | 750 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $48,700 | +6.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $48,660 | +6.3% | 710 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $48,440 | +5.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $48,420 | +5.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $48,360 | +5.7% | 370 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $48,320 | +5.6% | 2,190 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $48,250 | +5.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $48,120 | +5.2% | 680 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $47,830 | +4.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,730 | +4.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $47,730 | +4.3% | 850 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $47,600 | +4.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $47,500 | +3.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $47,470 | +3.7% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $47,410 | +3.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $47,370 | +3.5% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $47,360 | +3.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $47,300 | +3.4% | 660 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $47,300 | +3.4% | 4,210 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,270 | +3.3% | 230 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $47,220 | +3.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $47,220 | +3.2% | 950 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $47,150 | +3.0% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $47,120 | +3.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $47,080 | +2.9% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $47,070 | +2.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $47,070 | +2.9% | 3,970 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $46,910 | +2.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $46,900 | +2.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $46,870 | +2.4% | 630 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $46,790 | +2.3% | 3,150 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $46,710 | +2.1% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $46,640 | +1.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $46,560 | +1.7% | 660 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $46,470 | +1.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $46,440 | +1.5% | 560 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $46,440 | +1.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $46,370 | +1.3% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $46,220 | +1.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $46,220 | +1.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $46,090 | +0.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $46,010 | +0.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $45,950 | +0.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Lima, OH | metropolitan | $45,920 | +0.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $45,890 | +0.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $45,840 | +0.2% | — | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $45,760 | +0.0% | 810 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $45,760 | +0.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $45,750 | −0.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $45,690 | −0.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $45,670 | −0.2% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | metropolitan | $45,670 | −0.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $45,630 | −0.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $45,600 | −0.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $45,330 | −0.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $45,290 | −1.0% | 150 | 2025 |