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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn the most in Baton Rouge, LA (average $73,940 a year), followed by Pittsburgh, PA ($67,380) and Burlington, VT ($63,140), among the 130 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $49,480 and the median $47,720, for 60,840 workers (May 2025).

$49,480U.S. average
$74Khighest: Baton Rouge, LA
$26Klowest: San Juan, PR
130metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Baton Rouge, LA$73,940
Pittsburgh, PA$67,380
Burlington, VT$63,140
Oshkosh, WI$61,930
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,580
Duluth, MN$58,810
Appleton, WI$58,660
Columbia, SC$58,250
St. Louis, MO$57,730
Allentown, PA$57,660
Providence, RI$56,940
Reading, PA$56,300
Manchester, NH$55,920
San Francisco, CA$55,830
Greensboro, NC$55,280
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by state

Rhode Island pays extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic the most statewide, $60,280 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Rhode Island$60,280$61,3504301$56,940$56,940
Louisiana$59,600$47,9305802$73,940$43,200
Vermont$59,370$59,220601$63,140$63,140
New Hampshire$57,150$50,2105801$55,920$55,920
Oregon$55,960$49,6504401$52,780$52,780
Pennsylvania$54,770$51,1502,9609$67,380$45,380
Minnesota$52,800$51,8309003$58,810$44,940
New Jersey$52,380$51,1807500n/an/a
Massachusetts$52,350$50,3701,4903$54,970$51,210
Wisconsin$52,240$50,2303,19010$61,930$43,510
Maine$52,170$46,550900n/an/a
Connecticut$51,830$50,2301,0004$52,920$49,570
Georgia$51,700$48,4102,5604$55,040$45,700
Arkansas$51,460$50,1501,2702$54,850$49,240
Utah$51,240$49,0004103$53,440$40,600
Nebraska$51,020$52,3605101$54,110$54,110
South Carolina$50,980$49,0402,0003$58,250$45,300
Colorado$50,950$51,1102401$49,030$49,030
Washington, D.C.n/an/an/a1$50,810$50,810
North Carolina$50,690$53,3302,9506$55,280$44,880
Illinois$50,450$48,5202,7502$52,870$49,670
South Dakota$50,370$49,620500n/an/a
Indiana$50,320$49,4203,7406$52,070$47,380
Kentucky$50,050$50,0001,4001$51,660$51,660
Delaware$49,830$46,1404700n/an/a
New York$49,660$48,9301,4006$53,720$46,100
Washington$49,590$47,2301,0801$52,250$52,250
Iowa$49,300$47,2404501$59,580$59,580
New Mexico$48,050$45,670500n/an/a
Missouri$47,640$46,0501,0404$57,730$41,480
Tennessee$47,590$47,5502,9808$50,610$43,410
Alabama$47,540$47,6901,2001$53,790$53,790
Texas$47,440$45,8904,0704$52,410$41,030
California$47,310$45,8803,8709$55,830$43,340
Virginia$47,240$45,2201,4905$53,510$43,220
Maryland$46,920$46,7302701$47,250$47,250
Ohio$46,860$46,3405,0208$49,190$42,260
Wyoming$46,100$45,950800n/an/a
Kansas$45,960$46,2701,1401$39,760$39,760
Michigan$45,630$45,1401,8005$46,510$41,510
Nevada$45,050$44,2102602$46,440$44,080
West Virginia$44,760$44,5105400n/an/a
Mississippi$44,620$44,2205501$43,750$43,750
Arizona$44,560$45,0009101$45,500$45,500
Oklahoma$42,220$38,8204902$44,720$43,210
Florida$42,180$39,7301,1904$44,490$39,780
Idaho$38,890$34,700n/a0n/an/a
Puerto Rico$27,630$26,0304801$26,230$26,230
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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Baton Rouge, LA$73,940$53,240$35.55290
Pittsburgh, PA$67,380$60,820$32.39520
Burlington, VT$63,140$64,760$30.3650
Oshkosh, WI$61,930$64,760$29.77450
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,580$64,520$28.65110
Duluth, MN$58,810$61,530$28.2780
Appleton, WI$58,660$61,960$28.20250
Columbia, SC$58,250$56,430$28.00310
St. Louis, MO$57,730$54,610$27.76570
Allentown, PA$57,660$57,370$27.72150
Providence, RI$56,940$56,020$27.37650
Reading, PA$56,300$54,490$27.07140
Manchester, NH$55,920$56,820$26.89110
San Francisco, CA$55,830$53,670$26.84230
Greensboro, NC$55,280$60,390$26.58430
Atlanta, GA$55,040$48,570$26.461,680
Boston, MA$54,970$51,220$26.43540
Fort Smith, AR$54,850$55,380$26.37150
Harrisburg, PA$54,170$51,230$26.0450
Lincoln, NE$54,110$61,570$26.0190
Birmingham, AL$53,790$51,810$25.86130
New York, NY$53,720$55,960$25.83820
Staunton, VA$53,510$55,790$25.72130
Salt Lake City, UT$53,440$49,010$25.69110
Hickory, NC$53,430$53,800$25.69940
Bridgeport, CT$52,920$54,170$25.4480
Kankakee, IL$52,870$49,280$25.4250
Minneapolis, MN$52,850$51,510$25.41610
Lancaster, PA$52,840$46,400$25.41270
Portland, OR$52,780$47,630$25.37260
Charleston, SC$52,680$47,970$25.33140
Worcester, MA$52,670$50,660$25.32270
Green Bay, WI$52,580$49,660$25.2830
Asheville, NC$52,570$50,880$25.27170
Hartford, CT$52,520$51,410$25.25280
Dallas, TX$52,410$48,590$25.201,460
Seattle, WA$52,250$48,520$25.12490
Fort Wayne, IN$52,070$56,970$25.03790
Terre Haute, IN$52,020$52,510$25.01130
Scranton, PA$51,720$49,840$24.86370
Philadelphia, PA$51,690$48,370$24.85770
Louisville, KY$51,660$55,420$24.84460
Kansas City, MO$51,360$48,680$24.69500
New Haven, CT$51,270$49,590$24.65280
Springfield, MA$51,210$44,450$24.62150
Washington, DC$50,810$49,420$24.4360
Knoxville, TN$50,610$51,170$24.33740
Evansville, IN$50,460$49,970$24.26140
Ogden, UT$50,320$47,960$24.1980
York, PA$50,240$47,220$24.15160
Charlotte, NC$50,060$49,450$24.07800
Bloomington, IN$49,780$51,200$23.9370
Chicago, IL$49,670$48,630$23.882,070
Chattanooga, TN$49,660$48,160$23.88330
Virginia Beach, VA$49,620$45,760$23.8580
Waterbury, CT$49,570$48,980$23.83140
Wausau, WI$49,410$48,660$23.7560
Syracuse, NY$49,360$48,260$23.7370
San Diego, CA$49,330$47,200$23.72210
Richmond, VA$49,280$46,670$23.69200
Little Rock, AR$49,240$48,510$23.67360
Columbus, OH$49,190$47,090$23.65430
Denver, CO$49,030$45,790$23.57130
Jackson, TN$48,830$48,250$23.48150
Canton, OH$48,730$46,800$23.43160
Cincinnati, OH$48,720$47,990$23.42810
Janesville, WI$48,610$51,200$23.37210
Rochester, NY$48,300$48,940$23.22210
Toledo, OH$48,090$47,210$23.12160
Dalton, GA$48,060$47,940$23.11120
Morristown, TN$47,980$47,240$23.07100
Akron, OH$47,850$47,110$23.01290
Indianapolis, IN$47,760$44,790$22.96190
Memphis, TN$47,670$45,950$22.92140
Elkhart, IN$47,380$46,890$22.78250
Eau Claire, WI$47,370$47,850$22.7890
Stockton, CA$47,330$46,390$22.7570
Nashville, TN$47,300$46,420$22.74560
Baltimore, MD$47,250$46,730$22.72160
Kiryas Joel, NY$47,060$46,750$22.63160
Milwaukee, WI$46,910$46,520$22.55420
El Paso, TX$46,700$43,890$22.45110
Madison, WI$46,620$46,150$22.42140
Los Angeles, CA$46,550$46,010$22.381,790
Detroit, MI$46,510$45,250$22.36600
Reno, NV$46,440$46,250$22.3380
Gainesville, GA$46,370$46,930$22.30110
Midland, MI$46,290$48,750$22.2630
Buffalo, NY$46,260$47,180$22.24220
Utica, NY$46,100$46,660$22.17150
Athens, GA$45,700$45,140$21.9740
Dayton, OH$45,530$44,730$21.89280
Phoenix, AZ$45,500$45,960$21.88670
Riverside, CA$45,460$45,170$21.85880
Oxnard, CA$45,450$45,160$21.8570
Erie, PA$45,380$41,430$21.8270
Cleveland, OH$45,320$45,410$21.791,120
Greenville, SC$45,300$48,550$21.78490
Raleigh, NC$45,150$40,160$21.71100
Lynchburg, VA$45,080$44,840$21.6890
St. Cloud, MN$44,940$45,220$21.6150
Sheboygan, WI$44,920$48,080$21.60100
Clarksville, TN$44,880$45,180$21.58120
Winston-Salem, NC$44,880$46,860$21.58160
Tulsa, OK$44,720$45,100$21.5080
Visalia, CA$44,500$44,420$21.3960
Orlando, FL$44,490$44,280$21.39110
Grand Rapids, MI$44,480$41,970$21.39350
Las Vegas, NV$44,080$39,650$21.19170
Jackson, MS$43,750$41,080$21.0470
Jackson, MI$43,560$40,840$20.9440
Modesto, CA$43,540$41,850$20.9350
Houston, TX$43,510$42,650$20.921,090
Kenosha, WI$43,510$39,050$20.92160
Johnson City, TN$43,410$42,140$20.8790
Tampa, FL$43,400$44,210$20.86160
Fresno, CA$43,340$41,810$20.8470
Roanoke, VA$43,220$40,530$20.78190
Oklahoma City, OK$43,210$41,120$20.7790
Alexandria, LA$43,200$44,800$20.7760
Springfield, MO$42,820$36,370$20.5940
Youngstown, OH$42,260$40,460$20.32290
Flint, MI$41,510$35,600$19.9660
St. Joseph, MO$41,480$35,630$19.9450
San Antonio, TX$41,030$40,790$19.73100
Jacksonville, FL$40,920$37,190$19.67390
Logan, UT$40,600$35,940$19.5290
Miami, FL$39,780$36,890$19.13220
Wichita, KS$39,760$39,790$19.12330
San Juan, PR$26,230$21,980$12.61320

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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary: questions

Where do extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make the most money?

In Baton Rouge, LA, with an average of $73,940 a year, among the 130 metro areas we cover.

What is the average extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in the U.S.?

$49,480 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $47,720, so half of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more than that and half less.

What salary should extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic nationwide earn between $40,450 (25th percentile) and $56,840 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic the most?

Rhode Island, with a statewide average of $60,280 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $26,230 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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