The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Asheville, NC is $44,740 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,420.
Pay spans roughly $38,400 at the 10th percentile to $55,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.51 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Asheville, NC.
| Median (annual) | $44,740 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.51 |
| 10th percentile | $38,400 |
| 90th percentile | $55,310 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.