Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary

The median pay for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $45,760 a year. About 58,770 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $34,630
25th percentile: $38,360
Median percentile: $45,760
75th percentile: $52,580
90th percentile: $63,450

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Maine $57,990
Pennsylvania $53,580
Vermont $52,340
Minnesota $52,070
South Carolina $51,620
West Virginia $50,690
Virginia $49,390
Iowa $49,340
Colorado $49,100
Utah $49,100
Nebraska $48,760
Oregon $48,360
Arkansas $48,320
New Hampshire $47,730
Missouri $47,470
Illinois $47,370
California $47,300
Massachusetts $47,220
New Jersey $47,080
Ohio $47,070
Indiana $46,790
Maryland $46,640
Mississippi $46,560
Arizona $46,440
Wisconsin $46,370
North Dakota $46,220
Connecticut $46,090
Georgia $45,670
New York $44,660
Washington $44,510
Kansas $44,290
Louisiana $44,200
South Dakota $43,240
North Carolina $43,050
Oklahoma $42,180
Tennessee $41,970
Florida $39,800
Michigan $39,790
Rhode Island $39,230
Alabama $38,650
Idaho $38,580
Texas $37,710
New Mexico $36,710
Kentucky $36,180

By metro area

Modesto, CA $88,940
Oshkosh, WI $72,500
Lincoln, NE $61,820
Vallejo, CA $59,110
Terre Haute, IN $59,080
Duluth, MN $57,910
St. Louis, MO $56,320
Gulfport, MS $55,940
San Francisco, CA $55,780
Appleton, WI $54,630
Reading, PA $54,530
Stockton, CA $54,200
Des Moines, IA $52,560
Burlington, VT $52,340
Philadelphia, PA $51,830
Sioux City, IA $51,670
Washington, DC $51,360
Toledo, OH $51,250
Spartanburg, SC $51,110
Greenville, SC $50,940
Denver, CO $50,430
Jackson, MS $50,370
Lancaster, PA $50,270
Allentown, PA $50,150
Minneapolis, MN $50,070
Vineland, NJ $49,550
Baltimore, MD $49,280
Portland, OR $49,130
Salt Lake City, UT $49,100
Pittsburgh, PA $48,890
Worcester, MA $48,860
York, PA $48,860
Indianapolis, IN $48,700
Atlanta, GA $48,660
Syracuse, NY $48,440
Rochester, NY $48,420
Gettysburg, PA $48,250
Charlotte, NC $48,120
Columbus, OH $47,830
Boston, MA $47,730
Hartford, CT $47,600
Oxnard, CA $47,500
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,410
Michigan City, IN $47,360
Riverside, CA $47,300
San Diego, CA $47,270
Providence, RI $47,220
Chicago, IL $47,150
Greensboro, NC $47,120
Eugene, OR $47,070
Fort Wayne, IN $46,910
Madison, WI $46,900
Detroit, MI $46,870
Los Angeles, CA $46,710
Fresno, CA $46,470
Phoenix, AZ $46,440
Chattanooga, TN $46,220
Scranton, PA $46,010
Cincinnati, OH $45,950
Lima, OH $45,920
Kiryas Joel, NY $45,890
Nashville, TN $45,760
Wichita, KS $45,760
Knoxville, TN $45,750
Virginia Beach, VA $45,690
Clarksville, TN $45,670
Winchester, VA $45,630
Winston, NC $45,600
Elkhart, IN $45,330
Memphis, TN $45,290
Cleveland, OH $45,270
Grand Rapids, MI $45,270
Akron, OH $45,220
Birmingham, AL $45,140
Provo, UT $45,100
Sacramento, CA $44,830
Hickory, NC $44,800
Buffalo, NY $44,660
Manchester, NH $44,210
Lakeland, FL $44,110
Richmond, VA $43,800
Kingsport, TN $43,530
Decatur, AL $43,150
Blacksburg, VA $42,970
Tampa, FL $42,770
Kansas City, MO $42,700
Bakersfield, CA $42,490
St. Joseph, MO $42,410
Jackson, TN $42,320
Racine, WI $42,320
Columbus, IN $41,890
Canton, OH $41,810
Morristown, TN $41,810
Jefferson City, MO $41,670
Raleigh, NC $41,620
Dayton, OH $41,070
Milwaukee, WI $40,000
New York, NY $39,680
Dallas, TX $39,530
El Centro, CA $39,270
Rapid City, SD $38,970
Sioux Falls, SD $38,800
Tulsa, OK $38,690
Fort Smith, AR $38,650
Boise City, ID $38,580
Houston, TX $38,370
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,370
Durham, NC $37,650
Miami, FL $37,450
Little Rock, AR $37,210
Orlando, FL $37,170
Youngstown, OH $37,150
Auburn, AL $36,800
San Antonio, TX $36,170
Oklahoma City, OK $35,990
Longview, TX $35,210
Huntington, WV $33,610
Dalton, GA $33,130
El Paso, TX $31,070