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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,200
25th Percentile Wage
$35,170
50th Percentile Wage
$39,970
75th Percentile Wage
$48,170
90th Percentile Wage
$57,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $57,690. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $39,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,200. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 91% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

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
$39,970
5.55% 19.11%
2021
$37,750
0.58% -
2020
$37,530
3.22% -
2019
$36,320
3.22% -
2018
$35,150
1.56% -
2017
$34,600
2.11% -
2016
$33,870
2.21% -
2015
$33,120
1.54% -
2014
$32,610
1.04% -
2013
$32,270
-0.19% -
2012
$32,330
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Table 2. Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 8 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic occupations is the federal, state, and local government sector with an annual salary $52,150. The lowest paying sector is the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector (annual salary $31,860).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Federal, State, and Local Government
$52,150
Manufacturing
$40,360
Construction
$39,640
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$37,560
Wholesale Trade
$34,470
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$33,380
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$32,490
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$31,860

Table 3. Median Annual Wage of Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic by States (2022 survey)

From the above tables we note that not only extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $26,880 to $50,400. The highest paying state for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Rhode Island with a median annual salary of $50,400. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $26,880. For more salary information of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.

State Name Median Annual Salary
Rhode Island
$50,400
New Hampshire
$49,710
Nebraska
$49,250
South Carolina
$48,570
Delaware
$47,230
Maryland
$47,080
New Jersey
$46,800
Connecticut
$46,150
Minnesota
$45,860
Illinois
$45,720
Arizona
$45,010
Pennsylvania
$44,680
Nevada
$44,540
New York
$43,760
North Carolina
$43,180
Michigan
$42,870
Iowa
$42,760
Wisconsin
$42,160
Colorado
$41,780
Washington
$41,110
Oregon
$40,790
Missouri
$40,640
Florida
$40,550
Indiana
$39,860
Georgia
$39,800
Louisiana
$39,580
Ohio
$38,750
Virginia
$38,710
Arkansas
$38,370
Oklahoma
$38,330
Utah
$38,100
Kansas
$38,080
Kentucky
$38,060
North Dakota
$38,000
South Dakota
$37,790
California
$37,610
Massachusetts
$37,520
Alabama
$37,500
Maine
$37,160
Texas
$36,830
West Virginia
$36,430
Mississippi
$36,000
Idaho
$35,870
Tennessee
$35,840
New Mexico
$35,560
Vermont
$34,480
Wyoming
$32,520
Hawaii
$27,700
Puerto Rico
$26,880