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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City (2026)
133 metro areas · National average: $46,250 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries across 133 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Modesto, CA $67,910
$86,150
$35,550
$94,400
San Francisco, CA $57,320
$57,460
$43,760
$74,820
St. Louis, MO $56,410
$57,580
$36,540
$74,630
Stockton, CA $56,230
$54,730
$36,720
$75,480
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,020
$67,540
$38,750
$67,540
Portland, ME $55,160
$58,290
$45,380
$59,460
Oshkosh, WI $54,810
$54,840
$35,300
$71,200
Seattle, WA $54,200
$49,280
$42,430
$68,270
Vallejo, CA $53,590
$55,660
$36,640
$64,430
Des Moines, IA $53,480
$51,880
$37,190
$63,250
Vineland, NJ $53,460
$52,260
$39,330
$64,840
Philadelphia, PA $53,400
$47,570
$36,740
$75,060
Buffalo, NY $53,160
$53,100
$31,200
$72,310
Joplin, MO $52,900
$51,030
$32,650
$65,370
Lancaster, PA $52,450
$51,150
$46,990
$60,710
Minneapolis, MN $52,400
$49,870
$39,150
$70,320
Muskegon, MI $52,400
$56,870
$37,960
$56,870
Roanoke, VA $51,760
$44,100
$37,660
$66,080
Greenville, SC $51,680
$51,720
$38,500
$64,050
Reading, PA $51,640
$52,760
$46,560
$57,460
Portland, OR $51,600
$49,130
$40,450
$62,140
Sandusky, OH $51,540
$55,070
$40,950
$67,560
Washington, DC $51,490
$51,390
$38,890
$70,280
Richmond, VA $51,380
$44,580
$42,720
$84,490
Spartanburg, SC $51,010
$49,450
$43,570
$63,480
Duluth, MN $50,690
$54,090
$38,200
$59,440
Appleton, WI $50,370
$49,680
$38,650
$62,520
Burlington, VT $50,310
$50,700
$41,180
$59,850
Cape Girardeau, MO $50,290
$44,370
$28,530
$75,080
Denver, CO $50,230
$50,890
$41,100
$61,580
Charlotte, NC $50,190
$46,770
$37,140
$69,110
Fresno, CA $49,840
$48,310
$35,020
$72,140
Gainesville, GA $49,320
$49,500
$32,730
$60,440
Raleigh, NC $49,270
$45,590
$39,090
$66,270
Syracuse, NY $49,090
$45,130
$34,310
$64,000
Winchester, VA $49,030
$45,210
$34,520
$60,290
Pittsburgh, PA $48,880
$45,730
$38,720
$58,310
Bend, OR $48,760
$45,310
$40,860
$56,490
Elmira, NY $48,660
$51,130
$31,200
$64,660
Lansing, MI $48,660
$50,470
$35,850
$59,690
Chicago, IL $48,370
$43,910
$32,970
$79,160
Jonesboro, AR $48,350
$52,040
$29,940
$64,320
Nashville, TN $48,290
$49,310
$39,380
$61,680
Allentown, PA $48,080
$46,780
$37,870
$63,670
Lima, OH $48,040
$43,950
$37,970
$60,570
El Centro, CA $47,890
$38,000
$34,430
$70,910
York, PA $47,880
$48,240
$38,290
$52,710
Los Angeles, CA $47,860
$45,530
$36,090
$63,800
Atlanta, GA $47,590
$49,190
$34,620
$58,570
Phoenix, AZ $47,420
$45,020
$37,700
$69,910
Knoxville, TN $47,240
$46,250
$40,510
$57,470
Indianapolis, IN $47,160
$45,420
$36,710
$73,070
Riverside, CA $47,160
$45,610
$36,630
$60,740
Sacramento, CA $47,070
$45,050
$37,390
$61,810
Columbus, OH $46,950
$46,610
$36,990
$56,280
Hartford, CT $46,920
$48,010
$34,380
$61,340
Eugene, OR $46,790
$45,590
$41,690
$55,340
San Diego, CA $46,780
$42,840
$37,060
$59,920
Fort Wayne, IN $46,670
$41,800
$36,300
$67,640
Racine, WI $46,610
$41,020
$39,270
$72,480
Kiryas Joel, NY $46,390
$44,480
$39,620
$61,260
Rapid City, SD $46,230
$47,440
$31,210
$60,080
Springfield, MA $46,220
$46,530
$38,270
$55,420
Boston, MA $46,210
$46,080
$39,120
$53,620
Scranton, PA $46,090
$46,020
$37,840
$60,000
Trenton, NJ $45,990
$43,880
$38,080
$50,550
Winston, NC $45,990
$43,320
$35,680
$61,820
Columbus, IN $45,810
$40,580
$35,470
$64,060
Wichita, KS $45,690
$41,490
$41,490
$52,050
Salt Lake City, UT $45,580
$39,260
$37,290
$58,400
Detroit, MI $45,560
$46,010
$35,840
$61,630
Hickory, NC $45,560
$45,760
$37,510
$57,730
Cincinnati, OH $45,500
$44,510
$33,170
$58,650
Grand Rapids, MI $45,300
$41,480
$35,840
$60,720
Lincoln, NE $45,160
$48,200
$34,250
$54,770
Toledo, OH $45,020
$47,840
$37,030
$49,640
Madison, WI $45,010
$40,380
$37,720
$68,990
Evansville, IN $44,940
$46,690
$36,520
$46,690
Jackson, MS $44,920
$43,040
$36,570
$55,970
Spokane, WA $44,890
$43,490
$36,720
$51,470
Jackson, TN $44,850
$44,530
$37,710
$47,870
Birmingham, AL $44,830
$46,640
$38,680
$50,620
Baltimore, MD $44,750
$47,340
$34,240
$50,340
Rochester, NY $44,710
$41,020
$31,870
$59,850
Worcester, MA $44,610
$43,730
$36,130
$59,130
Omaha, NE $44,470
$45,870
$37,760
$51,100
Asheville, NC $44,420
$44,740
$38,400
$55,310
Augusta, GA $44,410
$45,960
$38,260
$49,180
Tampa, FL $44,380
$44,850
$34,120
$50,960
Decatur, AL $44,100
$42,220
$33,950
$50,310
Dayton, OH $44,090
$39,780
$37,560
$48,760
Memphis, TN $43,990
$40,700
$34,430
$59,730
New York, NY $43,870
$41,630
$33,340
$56,770
Cleveland, OH $43,810
$43,850
$37,680
$50,230
Kansas City, MO $43,750
$43,470
$31,130
$53,630
Elkhart, IN $43,740
$38,160
$35,430
$58,870
Canton, OH $43,700
$42,360
$37,400
$49,470
Akron, OH $43,690
$40,730
$36,910
$54,480
Manchester, NH $43,590
$43,240
$31,480
$58,470
Providence, RI $43,240
$43,100
$32,750
$57,490
Sioux Falls, SD $43,200
$42,640
$36,550
$53,210
Bakersfield, CA $43,170
$40,370
$34,510
$63,740
Durham, NC $43,130
$37,850
$34,480
$56,640
Tulsa, OK $43,020
$36,560
$33,710
$56,270
Sioux City, IA $42,730
$40,460
$37,990
$48,420
Lakeland, FL $42,710
$42,510
$31,270
$56,820
Oxnard, CA $42,470
$38,130
$35,140
$58,850
Chattanooga, TN $42,450
$42,130
$35,320
$55,180
Milwaukee, WI $42,340
$39,860
$29,030
$57,310
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $42,320
$40,000
$32,230
$55,760
Greensboro, NC $42,090
$38,940
$34,720
$54,790
Houston, TX $41,840
$37,740
$31,670
$60,560
Clarksville, TN $41,550
$39,070
$37,150
$48,940
Jefferson City, MO $41,550
$40,320
$31,180
$48,770
St. Joseph, MO $41,530
$41,040
$31,390
$49,050
Miami, FL $41,430
$35,430
$32,250
$56,330
Austin, TX $41,380
$39,430
$34,360
$54,350
Dalton, GA $41,230
$40,720
$31,200
$51,920
Little Rock, AR $41,160
$40,430
$33,840
$49,940
Rockford, IL $40,880
$36,740
$31,070
$56,740
Orlando, FL $40,440
$38,040
$32,190
$49,170
Lexington, KY $39,680
$38,150
$31,480
$54,190
Dallas, TX $39,450
$37,100
$33,020
$47,480
Killeen, TX $39,450
$34,270
$30,700
$59,850
Kingsport, TN $39,340
$39,040
$36,170
$44,600
Youngstown, OH $38,700
$36,030
$34,280
$48,820
Oklahoma City, OK $37,340
$34,850
$33,170
$46,230
Fort Smith, AR $37,040
$37,440
$30,680
$47,370
San Antonio, TX $36,790
$35,940
$33,570
$40,240
Blacksburg, VA $36,440
$33,200
$32,440
$44,430
Longview, TX $32,760
$30,630
$30,630
$37,990
El Paso, TX $32,200
$30,330
$26,750
$36,620
San Juan, PR $24,300
$24,860
$20,380
$28,340
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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