The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baton Rouge, LA is $103,300 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $80,350.
Pay spans roughly $46,220 at the 10th percentile to $106,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $49.66 per hour. An estimated 440 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge, LA.
| Median (annual) | $103,300 |
| Mean (annual) | $80,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $49.66 |
| 10th percentile | $46,220 |
| 90th percentile | $106,770 |
| Employment | 440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.