The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $46,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,080.
Pay spans roughly $37,870 at the 10th percentile to $63,670 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.49 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $46,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,080 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.49 |
| 10th percentile | $37,870 |
| 90th percentile | $63,670 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.