The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama is $41,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,490.
Pay spans roughly $30,550 at the 10th percentile to $62,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.07 per hour. An estimated 1,940 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama.
| Median (annual) | $41,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,490 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.07 |
| 10th percentile | $30,550 |
| 90th percentile | $62,360 |
| Employment | 1,940 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.