Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
47,720 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-4021
Half of all extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States earn more than 47,720 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay605of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.41×40,450 USD – 56,840 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 40,450 USD |
| Median | 47,720 USD |
| Mean | 49,480 USD |
| Upper quartile | 56,840 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-4021 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
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- Helpers--Extraction Workers 47,730 USD
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- New Accounts Clerks 47,670 USD
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 47,630 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov