The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $47,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,750.
Pay spans roughly $34,240 at the 10th percentile to $50,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.76 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $47,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.76 |
| 10th percentile | $34,240 |
| 90th percentile | $50,340 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.