SOC 51-6091 · Production Occupations
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers earned a median of $46,350 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 12,850 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $61,440 | $29.54 | 380 | 0.1 |
| Alabama | $60,100 | $28.89 | 930 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | $57,200 | $27.50 | 390 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | $55,960 | $26.90 | 490 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | $52,600 | $25.29 | 410 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | $50,790 | $24.42 | Not published | Not published |
| Kansas | $50,320 | $24.19 | 320 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | $49,180 | $23.64 | 180 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | $48,810 | $23.46 | 70 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | $48,400 | $23.27 | 100 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $47,770 | $22.97 | 90 | 0.1 |
| Texas | $46,970 | $22.58 | 520 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | $46,200 | $22.21 | 320 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | $45,360 | $21.81 | 2,530 | 0.5 |
| California | $45,290 | $21.77 | 330 | 0.0 |
| New York | $44,120 | $21.21 | 210 | 0.0 |
| Florida | $43,520 | $20.92 | 620 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | $43,380 | $20.85 | 1,080 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | $41,980 | $20.18 | 180 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | $40,770 | $19.60 | 540 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | $40,090 | $19.27 | 1,980 | 0.4 |
| Utah | $38,570 | $18.55 | 100 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | $37,630 | $18.09 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | $33,330 | $16.03 | 120 | 0.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 25 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $71,610 | $34.43 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Mobile, AL | $63,900 | $30.72 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $63,760 | $30.66 | 80 | 0.0 |
| Columbus, OH | $61,440 | $29.54 | 70 | 0.1 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,040 | $29.35 | 70 | 0.0 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,330 | $28.53 | 220 | 0.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $58,980 | $28.36 | 590 | 0.2 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $53,970 | $25.95 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | $51,490 | $24.75 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $50,790 | $24.42 | Not published | Not published |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,900 | $23.51 | 200 | 0.7 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $48,100 | $23.13 | 100 | 0.6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,930 | $23.04 | Not published | Not published |
| Columbia, SC | $46,160 | $22.19 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Dalton, GA | $45,610 | $21.93 | 860 | 13.1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,350 | $21.32 | 110 | 0.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $42,380 | $20.38 | 500 | 2.2 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $41,490 | $19.95 | 170 | 0.4 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $40,580 | $19.51 | 90 | 0.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $40,310 | $19.38 | 580 | 0.4 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $40,000 | $19.23 | 170 | 0.5 |
| Rome, GA | $36,200 | $17.41 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $35,890 | $17.26 | 190 | 1.2 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not published | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not published | Not published | 210 | 1.1 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.