Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$45,760
10th percentile
$34,630
90th percentile
$63,450
Employment
58,770
- TNMedian $41,970 · Employment 4,210
- CAMedian $47,300 · Employment 4,210
- OHMedian $47,070 · Employment 3,970
- NCMedian $43,050 · Employment 3,420
- TXMedian $37,710 · Employment 3,420
- NYMedian $44,660 · Employment 3,260
- INMedian $46,790 · Employment 3,150
- SCMedian $51,620 · Employment 2,460
- PAMedian $53,580 · Employment 2,450
- New York, NYMedian $39,680 · Employment 2,420
- ARMedian $48,320 · Employment 2,190
- MIMedian $39,790 · Employment 1,970
- NJMedian $47,080 · Employment 1,880
- VAMedian $49,390 · Employment 1,810
- WIMedian $46,370 · Employment 1,730
- KYMedian $36,180 · Employment 1,690
- ILMedian $47,370 · Employment 1,690
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $46,710 · Employment 1,540
- ALMedian $38,650 · Employment 1,510
- OKMedian $42,180 · Employment 1,310
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.