The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $50,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,600.
Pay spans roughly $38,960 at the 10th percentile to $62,940 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.46 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $50,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,600 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.46 |
| 10th percentile | $38,960 |
| 90th percentile | $62,940 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.