The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Asheville, NC is $49,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,820.
Pay spans roughly $45,760 at the 10th percentile to $54,990 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.71 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $49,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,820 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.71 |
| 10th percentile | $45,760 |
| 90th percentile | $54,990 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.