Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary Information in New Mexico

The average annual salaries for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state of New Mexico are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic amongst New Mexico cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Mexico (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,960
25th Percentile Wage
$27,950
50th Percentile Wage
$35,560
75th Percentile Wage
$79,040
90th Percentile Wage
$79,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $26,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,560
14.93% 26.35%
2021
$30,250
-26.98% -
2020
$38,410
2.08% -
2019
$37,610
14.76% -
2018
$32,060
8.89% -
2017
$29,210
4.55% -
2016
$27,880
-9.04% -
2015
$30,400
2.99% -
2014
$29,490
11.19% -
2012
$26,190
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