SOC 51-9041 · Production Occupations

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

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$45,760

U.S. median hourly wage$22.00

U.S. employment58,770

Nationally, extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders earned a median of $45,760 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 58,770 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”.

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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and employment by state
State
Maine	$57,990	$27.88	140	0.2
Pennsylvania	$53,580	$25.76	2,450	0.4
Vermont	$52,340	$25.16	160	0.5
Minnesota	$52,070	$25.03	560	0.2
South Carolina	$51,620	$24.82	2,460	1.1
West Virginia	$50,690	$24.37	180	0.3
Nevada	$50,050	$24.06	Not published	Not published
Virginia	$49,390	$23.74	1,810	0.4
Iowa	$49,340	$23.72	500	0.3
Colorado	$49,100	$23.61	280	0.1
Utah	$49,100	$23.61	250	0.1
Nebraska	$48,760	$23.44	750	0.7
Oregon	$48,360	$23.25	370	0.2
Arkansas	$48,320	$23.23	2,190	1.7
New Hampshire	$47,730	$22.95	410	0.6
Missouri	$47,470	$22.82	1,040	0.4
Illinois	$47,370	$22.78	1,690	0.3
California	$47,300	$22.74	4,210	0.2
Massachusetts	$47,220	$22.70	950	0.3
New Jersey	$47,080	$22.63	1,880	0.4
Ohio	$47,070	$22.63	3,970	0.7
Indiana	$46,790	$22.50	3,150	1.0
Maryland	$46,640	$22.43	280	0.1
Mississippi	$46,560	$22.39	660	0.6
Arizona	$46,440	$22.33	700	0.2
Wisconsin	$46,370	$22.30	1,730	0.6
North Dakota	$46,220	$22.22	270	0.6
Connecticut	$46,090	$22.16	240	0.1
Georgia	$45,670	$21.96	1,150	0.2
New York	$44,660	$21.47	3,260	0.3
Washington	$44,510	$21.40	750	0.2
Kansas	$44,290	$21.30	600	0.4
Louisiana	$44,200	$21.25	200	0.1
South Dakota	$43,240	$20.79	610	1.3
North Carolina	$43,050	$20.70	3,420	0.7
Oklahoma	$42,180	$20.28	1,310	0.8
Tennessee	$41,970	$20.18	4,210	1.3
Florida	$39,800	$19.14	780	0.1
Michigan	$39,790	$19.13	1,970	0.4
Rhode Island	$39,230	$18.86	80	0.2
Alabama	$38,650	$18.58	1,510	0.7
Idaho	$38,580	$18.55	210	0.2
Texas	$37,710	$18.13	3,420	0.2
New Mexico	$36,710	$17.65	80	0.1
Kentucky	$36,180	$17.40	1,690	0.8
Puerto Rico	$23,330	$11.22	330	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 128 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Modesto, CA	$88,940	$42.76	140	0.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$72,500	$34.86	100	1.1
Lincoln, NE	$61,820	$29.72	170	0.9
Vallejo, CA	$59,110	$28.42	110	0.8
Terre Haute, IN	$59,080	$28.41	170	2.6
Duluth, MN-WI	$57,910	$27.84	30	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$56,320	$27.08	590	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$55,940	$26.90	40	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$55,780	$26.82	260	0.1
Appleton, WI	$54,630	$26.26	30	0.3
Reading, PA	$54,530	$26.21	160	0.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$54,200	$26.06	140	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$52,560	$25.27	90	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$52,340	$25.16	130	1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$51,830	$24.92	470	0.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$51,670	$24.84	40	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$51,360	$24.69	90	0.0
Toledo, OH	$51,250	$24.64	220	0.8
Spartanburg, SC	$51,110	$24.57	110	0.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$50,940	$24.49	730	1.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$50,430	$24.25	190	0.1
Jackson, MS	$50,370	$24.22	60	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$50,270	$24.17	70	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$50,150	$24.11	140	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$50,070	$24.07	330	0.2
Vineland, NJ	$49,550	$23.82	420	6.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$49,280	$23.69	220	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,130	$23.62	250	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,100	$23.61	190	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$48,890	$23.51	420	0.4
Worcester, MA	$48,860	$23.49	90	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$48,860	$23.49	90	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,700	$23.41	240	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,660	$23.39	710	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$48,440	$23.29	40	0.1
Rochester, NY	$48,420	$23.28	270	0.5
Gettysburg, PA	$48,250	$23.20	70	2.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,120	$23.13	680	0.5
Columbus, OH	$47,830	$22.99	360	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,730	$22.95	850	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$47,600	$22.88	60	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,500	$22.84	60	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,410	$22.79	280	0.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,360	$22.77	40	1.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,300	$22.74	660	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,270	$22.73	230	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$47,220	$22.70	240	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$47,150	$22.67	1,120	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,120	$22.65	210	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,070	$22.63	40	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,910	$22.56	150	0.7
Madison, WI	$46,900	$22.55	260	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,870	$22.54	630	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,710	$22.46	1,540	0.2
Fresno, CA	$46,470	$22.34	180	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,440	$22.33	560	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$46,220	$22.22	160	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$46,010	$22.12	90	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$45,950	$22.09	370	0.3
Lima, OH	$45,920	$22.08	70	1.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$45,890	$22.06	100	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$45,840	$22.04	Not published	Not published
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,760	$22.00	810	0.7
Wichita, KS	$45,760	$22.00	50	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$45,750	$22.00	220	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$45,690	$21.97	70	0.1
Clarksville, TN-KY	$45,670	$21.96	320	3.1
Winchester, VA-WV	$45,630	$21.94	50	0.8
Winston-Salem, NC	$45,600	$21.92	190	0.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$45,330	$21.80	230	1.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,290	$21.77	150	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$45,270	$21.76	520	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,270	$21.76	200	0.3
Akron, OH	$45,220	$21.74	460	1.4
Birmingham, AL	$45,140	$21.70	260	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$45,100	$21.69	30	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$44,830	$21.56	170	0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$44,800	$21.54	200	1.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$44,660	$21.47	480	0.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$44,210	$21.25	70	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$44,110	$21.21	70	0.3
Richmond, VA	$43,800	$21.06	290	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$43,530	$20.93	200	1.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$43,280	$20.81	Not published	Not published
Decatur, AL	$43,150	$20.74	70	1.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$42,970	$20.66	50	0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$42,770	$20.56	250	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$42,700	$20.53	190	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$42,490	$20.43	30	0.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$42,410	$20.39	40	0.7
Jackson, TN	$42,320	$20.35	100	1.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$42,320	$20.35	160	2.0
Columbus, IN	$41,890	$20.14	50	1.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	$41,810	$20.10	40	0.2
Morristown, TN	$41,810	$20.10	30	0.7
Jefferson City, MO	$41,670	$20.03	30	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$41,620	$20.01	260	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$41,070	$19.75	180	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$40,000	$19.23	240	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$39,680	$19.08	2,420	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$39,530	$19.01	1,130	0.3
El Centro, CA	$39,270	$18.88	40	0.7
Rapid City, SD	$38,970	$18.74	80	1.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$38,800	$18.66	290	1.6
Tulsa, OK	$38,690	$18.60	270	0.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,650	$18.58	30	0.4
Boise City, ID	$38,580	$18.55	80	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$38,370	$18.45	620	0.2
Tuscaloosa, AL	$38,370	$18.45	100	0.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,650	$18.10	120	0.4
Evansville, IN	$37,480	$18.02	Not published	Not published
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$37,450	$18.00	200	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,210	$17.89	30	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,170	$17.87	60	0.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$37,150	$17.86	80	0.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$36,800	$17.69	50	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,170	$17.39	540	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$35,990	$17.30	100	0.2
Longview, TX	$35,210	$16.93	50	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$33,610	$16.16	30	0.2
Dalton, GA	$33,130	$15.93	30	0.5
El Paso, TX	$31,070	$14.94	50	0.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,330	$11.22	280	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Not published	Not published	750	1.7
Asheville, NC	Not published	Not published	230	1.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	Not published	Not published	50	1.0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Not published	Not published	40	0.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	Not published	Not published	70	0.2

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.